Buch
Monografie
Gender and change in Hong Kong : globalization, postcolonialism, and Chinese patriarchy
Herausgegeben von:
Lee, Eliza W. Y.
Vancouver [u. a.]:
UBC Press
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2003
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216 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Herausgegeben von: | Lee, Eliza W. Y. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Contemporary Chinese studies
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| Jahr: | 2003 |
| Maße: | 23cm |
| ISBN: | 0774809949 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| The 1980s and 1990s represent a critical historical juncture for Hong Kong, as it underwent important social, political, and economic transformations. This period of transition, during which the state worked to redefine itself, significantly altered the role and status of Hong Kong women. Colonial modernity, which arose through the integration of the colonial state, the capitalist economy, and the Hong Kong Chinese society, proved favourable for some women but also had adverse consequences for others. It constructed women of different class interests and shaped the gendered citizenship of its colonial subjects. "Gender and Change in Hong Kong" analyzes womens changing identities and agencies amidst the complex interaction of three important forces, namely, globalization, postcolonialism, and Chinese patriarchy. The chapters examine the issues from a number of perspectives to consider legal changes, political participation, the situation of working-class and professional women, sexuality, religion, and international migration. This volume offers theoretical discussions as well as empirical findings. Contents: The nine chapters of Gender and Change in Hong Kong arose from a 1997 conference held in Hong Kong called "Gender and Development in Asia." The presenters of several papers at the conference came together to coauthor the book. The editor, Eliza W. Y. Lee, wrote the introductory chapter as well as two additional chapters titled "Individualism and Patriarchy" and "Prospects for the Development of a Critical Feminist Discourse." Authors of the other chapters include Carole J. Peterson ("Engendering a Legal System"), Lisa Fischler ("Women's Activism during Hong Kong's Political Transition"), Stephen Wing-Kai Chiu and Ching-Kwan Lee ("Withering Away of the Hong Kong Dream?"), Ka-Ming Wu ("Discourse on Baau Yih Naai [Keeping Concubines]"), Wai-Ching Wong ("Negotiating Gender Identity"), and Siumi Maria Tam ("Empowering Mobility"). | |
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