Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Terms and Names ix
5. Map of Cambodia xi
6. Map of Timor-Leste xii
7. I. "Welcome to Dili, Fucken Australien": Ambivalent Responses to Intervention 1
8. II. "Extremists" and "Heroes": War-Torn Cambodia and Timor 25
9. III. "Masters of Independence": War-Torn Communities in International Policy 47
10. IV. "Full of Malaria and Too Remote": Constructing and Policing the Boundaries of Home 65
11. V. "Normal and Simple Members of the Community": Demobilizing the Mob 103
12. VI. "Diligent and Obedient Boys": Dependence and Discretion in Elite Politics 135
13. VII. "Khmer When It's Easy, American When It's Difficult": Gatekeeping and the Politics of Authenticity 167
14. VIII. Empty Shells: Nationalists Adrift in the Dependent Peace 197
15. Bibliography 235
16. Index 255