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Jim Elmslie traces events in Irian Jaya/West Papua from the departure of the Dutch in 1963 to December 1999. The majority of the indigenous people of the area consider themselves West Papuans living in the land of West Papua, a country incorporated into the Indonesian state without their consent or approval. Made up of Melanesian peoples, the western part of New Guinea is one of the least developed places on earth with the largest expanses outside the Amazon of untouched and, in some cases still unexplored, rainforest and wilderness. It is a region ripe for economic exploitation. Irian Jaya under the Gun chronicles the rapid changes that are taking place under the guise of Indonesian economic development and its generally pro-crony, pro-military, pro-multinational corporation, and anti-Papuan thrust. It describes what can happen to an indigenous population when insensitive governments and avaricious multinationals are more concerned about profits than the environment or the people inhabiting the land.
Contents
A historical overview of Irian Jaya; West Papuan nationalism versus Indonesian incorporation;The Organisasi Papua Merdeka: Papuan resistance to Indonesian rule, 1962-1995; Economic expansion and Indonesian immigration in Irian Jaya; A statistical profile of Irian Jaya's economy; International media, political activism and the OPM: a personal perspective; Cultural clash: the Freeport Copper Mine and the Amungme people; West Papuan political activism in Australia; The OPM central command; The 1996 Mapenduma Hostage Crisis; Indonesian politics in 1996: the Suharto regime under challenge: Irian Jaya erupts; The collapse of the Indonesian economy and the downfall of Suharto: the impact on Irian Jaya; Irian Jaya in 1998: a window opening?; Independence for East Timor and a "national dialogue" for West Papua.
