The Resource The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet, written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced and directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; a White Crane Films production for BBC
The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet, written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced and directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; a White Crane Films production for BBC
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- Summary
- The Tibetan people are well known for being devoutly religious and peace-loving. Few, however, know that thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and for more than a decade waged a bitter and bloody guerrilla war of resistance. From the mid-1950s until 1969 the Tibetans were aided in their efforts by an unlikely ally: the CIA.Between 1957 and 1969 the CIA armed, financed, and helped train Tibetan guerrillas who operated first inside Tibet, and later -- after the Dalai Lama's escape to India in 1959 -- from a base in Mustang, a remote corner of northwestern Nepal. This project, code-named ST Circus, was one of the CIA's longest-running covert operations. The withdrawal of the CIA's support in 1969 was as abrupt as its initial involvement was unexpected: The Tibetans had simply fitted into America's larger policy of destabilising or overthrowing Communist regimes, and when that no longer applied, they were abandoned.Featuring unique archival footage and exclusive interviews with former Tibetan resistance fighters and surviving CIA operatives, this powerful documentary reveals for the first time this hitherto unknown chapter in Tibet's recent history -- a tale that is both heroic and tragic, and full of sad ironies and unexpected twists that overturn all preconceptions about both Tibet and the CIA. It was produced by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (50 minutes)
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 07, 2016)
- Label
- The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet
- Title
- The shadow circus
- Title remainder
- the CIA in Tibet
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced and directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; a White Crane Films production for BBC
- Subject
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- Insurgency -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region
- United States -- Foreign relations -- China
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- Documentary films
- Espionage, American -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century
- Guerrillas -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 1951-
- China -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Tibetan people are well known for being devoutly religious and peace-loving. Few, however, know that thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and for more than a decade waged a bitter and bloody guerrilla war of resistance. From the mid-1950s until 1969 the Tibetans were aided in their efforts by an unlikely ally: the CIA.Between 1957 and 1969 the CIA armed, financed, and helped train Tibetan guerrillas who operated first inside Tibet, and later -- after the Dalai Lama's escape to India in 1959 -- from a base in Mustang, a remote corner of northwestern Nepal. This project, code-named ST Circus, was one of the CIA's longest-running covert operations. The withdrawal of the CIA's support in 1969 was as abrupt as its initial involvement was unexpected: The Tibetans had simply fitted into America's larger policy of destabilising or overthrowing Communist regimes, and when that no longer applied, they were abandoned.Featuring unique archival footage and exclusive interviews with former Tibetan resistance fighters and surviving CIA operatives, this powerful documentary reveals for the first time this hitherto unknown chapter in Tibet's recent history -- a tale that is both heroic and tragic, and full of sad ironies and unexpected twists that overturn all preconceptions about both Tibet and the CIA. It was produced by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
- Cataloging source
- VaAlASP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Language note
- In English and Tibetan
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Tenzing Sonam
- Sarin, Ritu
- Sachs, Andrew
- White Crane Films
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Berkeley Media
- Runtime
- 50
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- Guerrillas
- Insurgency
- Espionage, American
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
- United States
- China
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet, written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced and directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; a White Crane Films production for BBC
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 07, 2016)
- Carrier category
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- other
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- vz
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
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- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
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- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ASP3227803/marc
- Dimensions
-
- unknown
- other
- Extent
- 1 online resource (50 minutes)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Media category
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- video
- computer
- Media MARC source
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- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- v
- c
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
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- remote
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954042158
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet, written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced and directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; a White Crane Films production for BBC
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 07, 2016)
- Carrier category
-
- other
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- vz
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ASP3227803/marc
- Dimensions
-
- unknown
- other
- Extent
- 1 online resource (50 minutes)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Media category
-
- video
- computer
- Media MARC source
-
- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- c
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954042158
- Video recording format
- other
Subject
- Insurgency -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region
- United States -- Foreign relations -- China
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- Documentary films
- Espionage, American -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century
- Guerrillas -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 1951-
- China -- Foreign relations -- United States
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