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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454091003321

Autore

Roberts John B

Titolo

Freeing Tibet [[electronic resource] ] : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, c2009

ISBN

1-282-09113-1

9786612091131

0-8144-1375-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobertsElizabeth A

Disciplina

951/.505

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History Autonomy and independence movements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?

Sommario/riassunto

The rich, epic, and harrowing story of one country's unrelenting fight for autonomy.