Introduction: East Timor troubled path to freedom the Santa Cruz massacre and its aftermath Indonesia in crisis from autonomy to referendum the paramilitary campaign the United Nations voting for independence betrayal dispersal and deportation - the humanitarian crisis weeks too late. Part 1 Colonial failure: settlement and exchange colonial interplay the structure of Timorese society reproduction and resistance pacification - the two political systems. Part 2 East Timor and Indonesia - political developments from the Pacific War to the Portuguese Revolution: Indonesia rebellion. Part 3 Changing strategies - the emergence of political parties and the Indonesian response: party formation diplomacy BAKIN and its allies Fretilin's programme realism Portuguese style coalition the right to independence. Part 4 From coalition to coup and independence - the Indonesia campaign against East Timor: Fretilin and its groupings -the road to Macau coup and its allies Fretilin's administration Indonesia's border strategy independence and invasion. Part 5 Invasion, resistance and the international response : military myths. Part 6 The Indonesian occupation - encirclement and annihilation: Fretilin's administration of its areas ideological and military campaigns a population uprooted. Part 7 As bad as Biafra -population resettlement and starvation: resettlement resistance quelled. Part 8 Military control - imprisonment, killings and human rights abuses: disappearances imprisonment established procedures terrorized population. Part 9 Military campaigns and the Indonesian transformation of East Timor: Fretilin - defeat an dre-emergence Operasi Keamanan - the final cleansing aid - use and abuse structural transformation - the military project transmigration military monopolies re-education and control. Part 10 Ascertaining the facts - the Indonesian-Fretilin ceasefire and the visit of the Australian delegation: ceasefire the delegation's visit interception massacre further visits. Part 11 The development of opposition and Indonesian plans for the resocialization of east Timor: the role of the church and the growing opposition to Indonesian rule the ultimate transformation - Indonesian strategies for birth control military stalemate. Part 12 In their best interests - strategies for East Timor in the international community: strategy, economics and politics monitoring and commitment. Part 13 What of the future? scenarios for East Timor: changes in Indonesia.