Knaus Beyond Shangri-La

America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-First Century
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9530-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten

Reihe: American encounters/global interactions

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knaus, John Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations vii

Foreword / Robert A. F. Tenzin Thurman ix

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1. Washington Discovers the Hidden Land 1

2. The Dalai Lama's Long Journey Home 10

3. Beyond the Horizon 21

4. The United States Sits Out 31

5. Washington Discovers Tibet 39

6. A Small Part of the Bigger Picture 51

7. The United States Enters the Scene 63

8. Washington and Lhasa Regroup 78

9. On the Sidelines 95

10. The Stalemate Breaks 109

11. Promises Kept 121

12. Tibet on the International Scene 136

13. The United States Remains Involved 148

14. New Commitments, New Problems, New Solutions 161

15. A New Ballgame 166

16. The United States and India as Allies 179

17. The United States Disengages 192

18. Rescue from Limbo 214

19. America Rediscovers Tibet 229

20. Collateral Diplomacy 247

21. A New High in White House Support 259

22. People-to-People Diplomacy 272

23. An Uncertain Future 293

Notes 307

Bibliography 337

Figure Credits 343

Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Kenneth Knaus has continued to support Tibet throughout his career. He is currently a Research Associate working on Tibetan affairs at the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard University. He is the author of Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan Struggle for Survival.