Tibet on Fire: Buddhism, Protest, and the Rhetoric of Self-Immolation

Whalen-Bridge, John

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-10-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137373731

DOI: 10.1057/9781137370358

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 216