The “Ethno-Political Multiple”: Colonial Investigations of Indigenous Polities in East Timor

Abstract This article analyzes colonial investigations of the indigenous polities designated as reinos (kingdoms) in East Timor during the long nineteenth century. Effective governance of the reinos was paramount to the colonial state. Accordingly, they became a focus of the intellectual activities...

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Main Author: Roque,Ricardo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1645-64322022000100067
Country:Portugal
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