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Beyond Shangri-La : America and Tibet's move into the twenty-first century / John Kenneth Knaus.

e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2012 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Knaus, John Kenneth, 1923- author.
Series:
American encounters/global interactions.
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
American encounters/global interactions
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--1951-.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China).
China--Politics and government--1949-.
China.
United States--Relations--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
United States.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Relations--United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (375 p.)
Place of Publication:
Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In Beyond Shandri-La, a former CIA officer provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet.
Contents:
Washington discovers the hidden land
The Dalai Lama's long journey home
Beyond the horizon
The United States sits out
Washington discovers Tibet
A small part of the bigger picture
The United States enters the scene
Washington and Lhasa regroup
On the sidelines
The stalemate breaks
Promises kept
Tibet on the international scene
The United States remains involved
New commitments, new problems, new solutions
A new ballgame
The United States and India as allies
The United States disengages
Rescue from limbo
America rediscovers Tibet
Collateral loss by executive order
A new high in White House support
People-to-people diplomacy
An uncertain future.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-335) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781283855723
1283855720
9780822395300
0822395304
OCLC:
819816911

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