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Women's Movements in Asia : Feminisms and Transnational Activism.

Written by leading international experts, this book provides an overview of the history and current context of feminism in 12 Asian countries. It includes suggestions for further study, and an integrated cross-national timeline. It is suitable for use on courses looking at women and feminism in Asia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roces, Mina
Otros Autores: Edwards, Louise
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 Asian feminisms: Women's movements from the Asian perspective; 2 Feminism and the women's movement in the world's largest Islamic nation; 3 Rethinking 'the Filipino woman': A century of women's activism in the Philippines, 19052006; 4 Chinese feminism in a transnational frame: Between internationalism and xenophobia; 5 Transnational networks and localized campaigns: The women's movement in Singapore; 6 Crossing boundaries: Transnational feminisms in twentieth-century Japan.
  • 7 Feminism, Buddhism and transnational women's movements in Thailand8 Following the trail of the fairy-bird: The search for a uniquely Vietnamese women's movement; 9 The Hong Kong women's movement: Towards a politics of difference and diversity; 10 Military rule, religious fundamentalism, women's empowerment and feminism in Pakistan; 11 Mapping a hundred years of activism: Women's movements in Korea; 12 'Riding a buffalo to cross a muddy field': Heuristic.