John Whalen-Bridge

Gebundenes Buch

Tibet on Fire

Buddhism, Protest, and the Rhetoric of Self-Immolation

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

John Whalen-Bridge is Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at National University of Singapore

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-37373-1
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9781137373731
• ISBN-10: 1137373733
• Artikelnr.: 42851832

Rezensionen

"Aside from its particular focus on performances and rhetoric-which may interest those already familiar with the self-immolations-Tibet on Fire also serves as a general introduction to the Tibetan self-immolation phenomenon, and provides comprehensive, introductory-level background on Tiber-China history, Tibetan Buddhism, and international politics vis-à-vis the Tibet-China conflict. Tibet on Fire may thus also be of interest to those seeking a general introduction to the self-immolations themselves as well as the Tibet-China conflict in general." (Benjamin Wood, Journal of Global Buddhism, Vol. 17, 2016)