Aflame for Freedom in Tibet: The Origin and Development of the Self-Immolation Movement [Hardcover]

Since 2009, images of Tibetans setting themselves on fire in protest of the repressive policies of the Chinese government have drawn attention from around the world. InAflame for Freedom in Tibet: The Origin and Development of the Self-Immolation Movement, Namloyak Dhungser examines the protest movement and its motivations through interviews with Tibetans, both inside Tibet and abroad, and in the context of developments in Tibetan history, providing unique insight into the multifaceted origins of this movement in both contemporary and historic Tibetan perspectives. The number of self-immolating protestors continues to climb: a final plea from Tibetans to the world to secure their freedom. This book is not only a path to a deeper understanding of the Tibetan situationpast and futurebut a call to action to recognize basic Tibetan human rights.

Namloyak Dhungseris an independent scholar and Tibetologist.
Joshua Esleris a researcher and lecturer in Asian studies at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education.

Namloyak Dhungsers book is a passionate appeal for the survival of the Tibetan nation, founded upon its right to national self-determination. Based upon his own experiences and intimate knowledge of the situation in Tibet, as well as Tibetan, Chinese, and international sources, Dhungser analyzes the political phenomenon of Tibetan self-immolations. With sympathy and understanding, he explains their significance better than any other writer to my knowledge. This deeply researched, rational, and reasonable study introduces an important new Tibetan scholar and writer to the international debate about the fate of Tibet. Warren W. Smith Jr., Author of Chinese Propaganda on Tibet: A Documentary History

Namloyak Dhungser wrote, I once gave you a single tear in place of hopes and blessings while lingering in Chinese prison for founding a counter-revolutionary organization. Thirty years later, he does just that in this profounlSS