{"product_id":"tibet-on-fire-self-immolations-against-chinese-rule-paperback","title":"Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTsering Woeser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin Carrico\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Tibetan monks are setting themselves on fire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the 2008 uprising, nearly 150 Tibetan monks have set fire to themselves in protest at the Chinese occupation of their country. Most have died from their injuries. Author Tsering Woeser is a prominent voice of the Tibetan movement, and one of the few Tibetan authors to write in Chinese. Her stirring acts of resistance have led to her house arrest, where she remains under close surveillance to this day. \u003ci\u003eTibet On Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is her account of the oppression Tibetans face and the ideals driving those who resist, both the self-immolators and other Tibetans like herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a cover image designed by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, \u003ci\u003eTibet on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is angry and cogent: a clarion call for the world to take action.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTsering Woeser\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, essayist and blogger, and one of the Tibetan movement's most prominent voices. In 2011 she was awarded the Prince Claus Prize and the International Women of Courage Award by the US Department of State. She lives under close surveillance in Beijing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300985528627,"sku":"9781784781538","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/g7F1vX604R9781784781538.webp?v=1777501306","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/tibet-on-fire-self-immolations-against-chinese-rule-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}