02351nam 2200553 a 450 991081008070332120200520144314.01-282-09113-197866120911310-8144-1375-7(CKB)1000000000748656(EBL)434985(OCoLC)351588414(SSID)ssj0000158253(PQKBManifestationID)11155343(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158253(PQKBWorkID)10144564(PQKB)11019708(MiAaPQ)EBC434985(Au-PeEL)EBL434985(CaPaEBR)ebr10292225(CaONFJC)MIL209113(EXLCZ)99100000000074865620080925d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFreeing Tibet 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope /John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Roberts1st ed.New York AMACOMc20091 online resource (320 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8144-0983-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.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?The rich, epic, and harrowing story of one country's unrelenting fight for autonomy.Tibet Autonomous Region (China)HistoryAutonomy and independence movements951/.505Roberts John B201377Roberts Elizabeth A1652681MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810080703321Freeing Tibet4003501UNINA