History of Timor-Leste Health Worker Formerly a Representative of the

Formerly a Representative of the Asia Foundation in Korea

a contest of rival magic

and the importance of orality and memory in Thai Buddhist epistemology

and the State in a Philippine Province

His books in English include Laying the Tracks: The Thai Economy and Its Railways

History of Timor-Leste Health Worker Formerly a Representative of theThe Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, a former Portuguese colony occupied by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999, became in 2002 the first new sovereign state of the twenty first century. Its modern nationhood belies its ancient history. Archaeological data found on the island can be traced back at least 42,000 years, beyond most ancient European artifacts. The book provides a readable overview of the history of the country from the first traces of human