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Social Science Gender Studies

Gender and Change in Hong Kong

Globalization, Postcolonialism, and Chinese Patriarchy

edited by Eliza Wing-Yee Lee

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2003
Category
Gender Studies, General, Women's Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774809948
    Publish Date
    Aug 2003
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774809955
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774841900
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95

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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.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Eliza W.Y. Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Editorial Reviews

This book is an important contribution to gender and change in Hong Kong, which is, in the words of the editor, “theoretically informed and grounded in concrete historical situations (p. vii). This multi-perspective, well-researched, and clearly written volume will be an important reference for researchers and students of political science, history, and sociology interested in gender issues in Hong Kong.

China Review International, Fall 2004

This is overall an insightful collection of essays.

Canadian Literature, Spring 2006