Women's Movements in Asia

Women's Movements in Asia is a comprehensive study of womenâs 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 womenâs movement in 12 countries: the Philippines China Indonesia Japan Burma Singapore Vietnam Malaysia Thailand Cambodia Hong Kong Korea India and Pakistan. For each of these countries the manner in which feminism changes according to cultural political economic and religious factors is explored. The contributors investigate how national feminisms are influenced by transnational factors such as the womenâs movements in other countries colonialism and international agencies. Each chapter also considers what Asian feminists have contributed to global theoretical debates on the woman question the key successes and failures of the movements and what needs to be addressed in the future. This breadth of coverage together with suggestions for further reading and watching and an integrated cross-national timeline makes Women's Movements in Asia ideal for use on courses looking at women and feminism in Asia. It will appeal both to students and specialists in the fields of gender womenâs and Asian studies. . Language: English