Freeing Tibet : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Robert...
Freeing Tibet : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Robert...
Freeing Tibet : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Roberts.
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Publisher
New York : AMACOM, c2009.
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N951.505/23
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiii, 279 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Part One. Struggle -- Warriors of the fortress of faith -- The tennis champion of Darjeeling -- The dharma beatniks and the island of death -- All tsampa eaters must stand together -- The Dalai Lama's great escape -- Eisenhower expands the covert war -- Heart and minds -- America's secret bay of pig...
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Publisher
New York : AMACOM, c2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"Freeing Tibet is the story of this fifty-year long struggle, from its Cold War beginnings to the present U.S. backing for Tibet's guerrillas in their fight against China started as a secret CIA operation during the Eisenhower Administration, with National Security Directive 5412/2. Freeing Tibet reveals fresh details of this Cold War history, incl...
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Freeing Tibet : 50 years of struggle, resilience, and hope / John B. Roberts II, Elizabeth A. Roberts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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N951.505/23
Record Identifier
74VMBX2KOQpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBX2KOQpb
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ISBN
9780814409831
0814409830 (hbk.)
DDC
951.505
MMS ID
991002402489702626
