From The Place of The Dead, Bishop Belo and the Struggle for East Timor

Judul	:	From The Place of The Dead, Bishop Belo and the Struggle for East Timor
Penulis	:	Arnold S. Kohen
Penerbit	:	Lion Publishing plc
Bahasa	:	Inggris
Tahun Cetak	:	1999
Halaman	:	398
ISBN	:	0 7459 5010 8
Harga	:	Rp. 160.000
Status	:	Kosong

East Timor has been one of the world’s forgotten tragedies, scandalously ignored and even abetted by the Western powers. Since 1975, when Indonesian troops invaded the former Portuguese colony, nearly one third of the country’s population has died as a result of war, famine and killings.

No one has done more to enable the East Timorese to survive this most brutal of regimes than Bishop Carlos Belo, the first Catholic bishop ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In the face of assassination threats and excruciating pressure, he has been an unflinching defender of his martyred people in their fight for justice and freedom.

Journalist Arnold Kohen has had unrivalled access to Bishop Belo, visiting and reporting on the country many times. He portrays the man’s profound spirituality, his warm and spontaneous sense of humour, his sophisticated though seemingly effortless handling of politically sensitive issues, and his disinclination to suffer fools gladly, a combination which has provided Belo with the strenght to persevere againts overwhelming odds.

Kohen’s book is not only a vivid portrait of the Timorese churchman, but also the defenitive account of a tortured country and the politics in which it is embroiled. A testament to the power of faith to influence the world, From the Place of the Dead is an essential biography of our time.