Tibet on fire : self-immolations against Chinese rule /

Tibet on fire : self-immolations against Chinese rule /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Weise, 1966- author.
Uniform title:	Immolations au Tibet. English
Imprint:	London ; New York : Verso, 2016.
Description:	viii, 114 pages ; 20 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Self-immolation -- Political aspects -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Self-immolation -- Political aspects -- China. Self-immolation -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Autonomy and independence movements. Politics and government. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Politics and government -- 1951- China. China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10738806

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ISBN:	9781784781538 1784781533 9781784781552 9781784781545
Notes:	"Originally published as Immolations au Tibet : la honte du monde, Indigene editions 2013." Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from the French.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Why Are Tibetans Self-Immolating?
2. The Protestors
3. State-Sponsored Slander and Media Blockades
4. Lhasa: Apartheid Redux
5. Self-immolation as Protest
Conclusion: Standing Together Through It All
About the Cover Illustration
Notes