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

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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 Viet...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Topmiller, Robert J., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002.
Subjects:
1961 - 1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhism and politics > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
War > Religious aspects.
Buddhism.
Buddhism and politics
Politics and government.
Protest movements
Vietnam-oorlog.
Boeddhisme.
Vredesbeweging.
Vietnam (Republic) > Politics and government.
United States
Vietnam (Republic)
Südvietnam > Friedensbewegung > Buddhismus > Vietnamkrieg > Geschichte 1964-1966
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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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