{"product_id":"a-pretty-unfair-place","title":"A Pretty Unfair Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout its history, East Timor has been a lesson in what not to do: how not to run a colony, how not to run a province, how not to prepare a territory for independence, and how not to treat a smaller neighbour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many foreign commentators have been prompt to write East Timor off as a Ôfailed stateÕ, they conveniently ignore the fact that other states are also to blame for its failings, particularly Portugal, Indonesia and Australia, as well as the United Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEast TimorÕs first ten years since self-determination have been marked by denial, na•vetŽ, ignorance, prejudice, incompetence, maladministration, and an unwillingness of people from different countries to work with each other instead of against each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a lesson for those places in the world seeking independence, and those governments who seek to deny independence to others.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eYet despite all this, East Timor remains a place with hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ken Westmoreland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43998227366049,"sku":"9780557158270","price":35.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/157277mv-front-shortedge-384_4438416a-60a3-48e3-90ce-3389fe1a2e77.jpg?v=1747227858","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/a-pretty-unfair-place","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}