Democracy and the Status of Women in East Asia
Contributors: Rose J. Lee (Editor); Cal Clark (Editor)
Publisher: L. Rienner Publishers
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781555878887
Subjects: Feminism; Political structures: democracy; Democracy; Women And Politics; History; Sociology; History: World; East Asia, Far East; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Asia - General; Women's Studies - General; East Asia; Government policy; Women; Women and democracy; Women in politics
Description: "Though modernization and democratization have benefited many women in developing countries, capitalist development has often reproduced patriarchal roles and stereotypes. This collection examines how the processes of modernization and democratization have affected women in East Asia."--BOOK JACKET.