Title: Gender and change in Hong Kong : globalization, postcolonialism, and Chinese patriarchy
Description: "Gender and Change in Hong Kong analyzes women's 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 incisive volume offers sophisticated theoretical discussions and original empirical findings, and will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students in gender and women's studies, postcolonialism, globalization, and Asian studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Women in development, Postcolonialism, Economic conditions, Social conditions, Patriarchy, Women, Women, china, Women, social conditions, Women, economic conditions
Places: China, Hong Kong