The lotus unleashed : the Buddhist peace movement in South Vietnam, 1964-1966 / Robert J. Topmiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Topmiller, Robert J., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Vietnam (Republic).

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Buddhism and politics--Vietnam (Republic).

Buddhism and politics.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government.

Vietnam (Republic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During 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 nonviol

Contents:

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; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613327611

9780813191669

0813191661

9781283327619

1283327619

9780813172484

0813172489

OCLC:

76892438