| Description |
xxiii, 279 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index. |
| Contents |
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? |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Roberts, Elizabeth A.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780814409831 |
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0814409830 |
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