"Women's Movements in Asia is a comprehensive study of women's activism across Asia. With chapters written by leading international experts, it provides a full overview of the history of feminism, as well as the current context of the women's movement in 12 countries: the Philip…
"Women's Movements in Asia is a comprehensive study of women's activism across Asia. With chapters written by leading international experts, it provides a full overview of the history of feminism, as well as the current context of the women's movement in 12 countries: the Philip…
This Element examines gender in Southeast Asia by focusing on two main themes. The first concerns hegemonic cultural constructions of gender and Southeast Asian subjects' responses to these dominant discourses. Roces introduces hegemonic discourses on ideal masculinities and ide…
"This Element examines gender in Southeast Asia by focusing on two main themes. The first concerns hegemonic cultural constructions of gender and Southeast Asian subjects' responses to these dominant discourses. Four sections are devoted to: first, discussing hegemonic discourse…
This Element examines gender in Southeast Asia by focusing on two main themes. The first concerns hegemonic cultural constructions of gender and Southeast Asian subjects' responses to these dominant discourses. Roces introduces hegemonic discourses on ideal masculinities and ide…
This Element examines gender in Southeast Asia by focusing on two main themes: hegemonic cultural constructions of gender and the way hegemonic ideals influence the gendering of power and politics.
Wife or worker?: Asian women and migration
Wife or worker?: Asian women and migration
Wife or worker?: Asian women and migration
Extrait de la couverture : "This volume challenges the dominant discourse that perceives Asian women as either "mail-order brides" or overseas workers. Providing the first sustained critique of the artificial analytical division between brides and workers, the book demonstrates …
Wife or worker?: Asian women and migration
The case studies in this collection explore a wide range of experiences, including Filipino caregivers in Canada, Thai sex workers in Germany, Filipino brides in Australia, Singaporean expatriates in Shanghai, Taiwanese families split between Taiwan and California, Asian migrant…
Wife or worker?: Asian women and migration
"This volume challenges the dominant discourse that perceives Asian women as either "mail-order brides" or overseas workers. Providing the first sustained critique of the artificial analytical division between bridges and workers, the book demonstrates women's transition from br…