Since 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. Tibet On Fire is her account of the oppression Tibetans face and the ideals driving those who resist, both the self-immolators and other Tibetans like herself.

With a cover image designed by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, Tibet on Fire is angry and cogent: a clarion call for the world to take action.
Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule, Tsering Woeser, Verso, Paperback, 2016, 128 Pages, $16.95

Tsering Woeser 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.

CONTENTS: Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule
	Acknowledgments	vii
	Prologue	1
1.	Why Are Tibetans Self-Immolating?	13
2.	The Protestors	29
3.	State-Sponsored Slander and Media Blockades	43
4.	Lhasa: Apartheid Redux	67
5.	Self-Immolation as protest	85
	Conclusion: Standing Together Through It All	93
	About the Cover Illustration	99
	Notes	101