03260nam 2200673 a 450 991045211430332120200520144314.00-8131-9166-11-283-32761-997866133276110-8131-7248-9(CKB)1000000000467675(EBL)848938(OCoLC)76892438(SSID)ssj0000194442(PQKBManifestationID)11168243(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194442(PQKBWorkID)10232186(PQKB)11474965(MiAaPQ)EBC848938(MdBmJHUP)muse18161(Au-PeEL)EBL848938(CaPaEBR)ebr10526378(CaONFJC)MIL332761(EXLCZ)99100000000046767520020910d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe lotus unleashed[electronic resource] the Buddhist peace movement in South Vietnam, 1964-1966 /Robert J. TopmillerLexington, Ky. University Press of Kentuckyc20021 online resource (228 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-3701-2 0-8131-2260-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; THE LOTUS UNLEASHED; Title; Copyright; Contents; For the South Vietnamese Buddhists who sacrificed everything to bring peace to their country; Preface; Introduction:; Vietnamese Buddhism as a Political Force,1963-1965; Origins of the Buddhist Crisis of 1966; Conservative Backlash; Confrontation in Danang: U.S.Marines and the Buddhist Struggle Movement; American Reassessment of Its Role in South Vietnam; Resolution; Conclusion:The Movement Defeated?; Notes; Bibliography; IndexDuring the Vietnam War, Vietnamese Buddhist peace activists made extraordinary sacrifices -- including self-immolation -- to try to end the fighting. They hoped to establish a neutralist government that would broker peace with the Communists and expel the Americans. Robert J. Topmiller explores South Vietnamese attitudes toward the war, the insurgency, and U.S. intervention, and lays bare the dissension within the U.S. military. The Lotus Unleashed is one of the few studies to illuminate the impact of internal Vietnamese politics on U.S. decision-making and to examine the power of a nonviolVietnam War, 1961-1975Protest movementsVietnam (Republic)Vietnam War, 1961-1975Religious aspectsBuddhismBuddhism and politicsVietnam (Republic)Vietnam War, 1961-1975United StatesVietnam (Republic)Politics and governmentElectronic books.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Protest movementsVietnam War, 1961-1975Religious aspectsBuddhism.Buddhism and politicsVietnam War, 1961-1975959.704/31Topmiller Robert J.1948-1056601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452114303321The lotus unleashed2491106UNINA