Freeing Tibet [[electronic resource] ] : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Roberts
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : AMACOM, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 951/.505 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History Autonomy and independence movements |
| Altri autori: |
RobertsElizabeth A
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Freeing Tibet |
| ISBN: | 1-282-09113-1 |
| 9786612091131 | |
| 0-8144-1375-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777751803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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