{"product_id":"tibet-on-fire-tsering-woeser-9781784781538","title":"Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy Tibetan monks are setting themselves on fire\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tsering Woeser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784781533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784781538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Tsering Woeser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44228066476287,"sku":"9781784781538","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dce96ee4-6aaf-4a1a-a69c-39f705df4bdc.jpg?v=1692811781","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tibet-on-fire-tsering-woeser-9781784781538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}