BIBFRAME Work

Title

Aflame for freedom in Tibet : the origin and development of the self-immolation movement

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Lha-sde Gnam-lo-yag, 1970- (author)
• Esler, Joshua (editor)

Subject

Self-immolation--China--Tibet Autonomous Region (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 303.48/409515 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: HV6548.T53 L43127 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"This book explores the motivations of the protesters in the Tibetan self-immolation protest movement, the origin and widespread nature of the protests, and the ongoing colonial oppression of Tibet by the PRC. It is both key to understanding the situation and a call to action"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

The emergence of the Tibetan self-immolation protests -- A pan-Tibetan movement -- The voice of the protests -- The spirit of the protests -- Views on the protests: Chinese, Western, and Buddhist -- The protests in international context -- The future of Tibet.

Authorized Access Point

Lha-sde Gnam-lo-yag, 1970-. Aflame for freedom in Tibet : the origin and development of the self-immolation movement

Geographic Coverage

• Tibet (China)

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T22:30:26.712766+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23643452

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc