Tibet on Fire: Buddhism, Protest, and the Rhetoric of Self-Immolation (1st ed. 2015)
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- Synopsis
- Using Kenneth Burke's concept of dramatism as a way of exploring multiple motivations in symbolic expression, Tibet on Fire examines the Tibetan self-immolation movement of 2011-2015. The volume asserts that the self-immolation act is an affirmation of Tibetan identity in the face of cultural genocide.
- Copyright:
- 2015
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781137370358
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781137373731, 9781137373731
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 07/30/19
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Philosophy, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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