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1 online resource (xii, 214 pages) : map |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-201) and index. |
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 nonviolent movem. |
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. |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Vietnam (Republic)
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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Buddhism. |
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Buddhism and politics -- Vietnam (Republic)
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Buddhism and politics. |
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Vietnam (Republic) |
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Vietnam (Republic) -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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Chronological Term |
1961 - 1975 |
Indexed Term |
Südvietnam Friedensbewegung Buddhismus Vietnamkrieg Geschichte 1964-1966 |
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Topmiller, Robert J., 1948- Lotus unleashed. Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002 0813122600 (DLC) 2002014609 (OCoLC)50598313 |
ISBN |
0813172489 (electronic book) |
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9780813172484 (electronic book) |
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0813122600 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813122601 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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