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Why self-immolation? A qualitative exploration of the motives for attempting suicide by self-immolation.
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rom March 2011 to June 2012, over three dozen Tibetans set themselves on fire to protest against repression in China. Self-immolation, though exceedingly rare, has been part of the global repertoire of protest for half a century. This article places the Tibetan cases within an international context of suicide protest over several decades. Comparison reveals the Tibetan episode to be one of the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Humanities
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1468-215X,1473-4265
DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2014-010629