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UNINA9910454091003321 |
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Autore |
Roberts John B |
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Titolo |
Freeing Tibet [[electronic resource] ] : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Roberts |
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New York, : AMACOM, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-09113-1 |
9786612091131 |
0-8144-1375-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History Autonomy and independence movements |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part One. Struggle -- Warriors of the fortress of faith -- The tennis champion of Darjeeling -- The dharma beatniks and the island of the dead -- All tsampa eaters must stand together -- The Dalai Lama's great escape -- Eisenhower expands the covert war -- Hearts and minds -- America's secret Bay of Pigs -- Part Two. Resilience -- Wheels within wheels -- Cultural revolutions -- Nixon embraces China -- Counterculture to the rescue -- Part Three. Hope -- The Dalai Lama finds a middle way -- The 1990s: the Tibetan movement goes global -- The Tibetan national uprising of 2008 -- The last Dalai Lama? -- What is to be done to free Tibet? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The rich, epic, and harrowing story of one country's unrelenting fight for autonomy. |
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