TY - BOOK AU - Weise, TI - Tibet on fire: self-immolations against Chinese rule SN - 9781784781538 AV - HV6548.C52 T538713 2016 U1 - 362.280951/5 23 PY - 2016/// CY - London, New York PB - Verso KW - Self-immolation KW - Political aspects KW - China KW - Tibet Autonomous Region KW - Religious aspects KW - Buddhism KW - Tibet Autonomous Region (China) KW - History KW - Autonomy and independence movements KW - Politics and government KW - 1951- N1 - "Originally published as Immolations au Tibet : la honte du monde, © Indigène éditions 2013."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Why are Tibetans self-immolating? -- The protesters -- State-sponsored slander and media blockades -- Lhasa : apartheid redux -- Self-immolation as protest N2 - Tibet on Fire is her account of the oppression Tibetans face and the ideals driving those who resist, both the self-immolators and other Tibetans like herself. With a cover image designed by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, Tibet on Fire is angry and cogent: a clarion call for the world to take action ER -