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