Description: East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence : Scapegoating As Australian Policy, Paperback by Connelly, Susan, ISBN 1350285552, ISBN-13 9781350285552, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In a new historical interpretation of the relationship between Australia and East Timor, Susan Connelly draws on the mimetic theory of René Girard to show how the East Timorese people were scapegoated by Australian foreign policy during the 20th century. Charting key developments in East Timor's history and applying three aspects of Girard's framework – the scapegoat, texts of persecution and conversion – Connelly reveals Australia's mimetic dependence on Indonesia and other nations for security. She argues that Australia's complicity in the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor perpetuated the sacrifice of the Timorese people as victims, thus calling into question the traditional Australian values of egalitarianism and fairness. Connelly also examines the embryonic conversion process apparent in levels of recognition of the innocent victim and of the Australian role in East Timor's suffering, as well as the consequent effects on Australian self-perception. Emphasising Girardian considerations of fear, suffering, forgiveness and conversion, this book offers a fresh perspective on Australian and Timorese relations that in turn sheds light on the origins and operations of human violence.
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Book Title: East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence : Scapegoating A
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Susan Connelly
Publication Name: East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence : Scapegoating As Australian Policy
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2023
Series: Violence, Desire, and the Sacred Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 254 Pages
