TY - BOOK AU - Knaus,John Kenneth TI - Beyond Shangri-La: America and Tibet's move into the twenty-first century T2 - American encounters/global interactions SN - 9780822352198 AV - DS786 .K63 2012 U1 - 303.48/2515073 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Durham, NC PB - Duke University Press KW - Tibet Autonomous Region (China) KW - History KW - 1951- KW - China KW - Politics and government KW - 1949- KW - United States KW - Relations KW - Tibet Autonomous Region N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-335) and index; 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 ER -