How Long to Read Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor

How Long Does it Take to Read Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor by Douglas Kammen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

One of the most troubling but least studied features of mass political violence is why violence often recurs in the same place over long periods of time. Douglas Kammen explores this pattern in Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor, studying that region’s tragic past, focusing on the small district of Maubara. Once a small but powerful kingdom embedded in long-distance networks of trade, over the course of three centuries the people of Maubara experienced benevolent but precarious Dutch suzerainty, Portuguese colonialism punctuated by multiple uprisings and destructive campaigns of pacification, Japanese military rule, and years of brutal Indonesian occupation. In 1999 Maubara was the site of particularly severe violence before and after the UN-sponsored referendum that finally led to the restoration of East Timor’s independence. Beginning with the mystery of paired murders during East Timor’s failed decolonization in 1975 and the final flurry of state-sponsored violence in 1999, Kammen combines an archival trail and rich oral interviews to reconstruct the history of the leading families of Maubara from 1712 until 2012. Kammen illuminates how recurrent episodes of mass violence shaped alliances and enmities within Maubara as well as with supra-local actors, and how those legacies have influenced efforts to address human rights violations, post-conflict reconstruction, and the relationship between local experience and the identification with the East Timorese nation. The questions posed in Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor about recurring violence and local narratives apply to many other places besides East Timor—from the Caucasus to central Africa, and from the Balkans to China—where mass violence keeps recurring.

How long is Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor?

Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor by Douglas Kammen is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor aloud.

What Reading Level is Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor?

Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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