Rethinking representations of Asian women: changes, continuity, and everyday life

"Based on historic and ethnographic approaches, this volume examines how ideological images of Asian women are produced, circulated, appropriated, and pluralized. Contributors reflect on the interaction between the formation process of ideological representation (within the contexts of imperial...

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Weitere Verfasser: Ijichi, Noriko 1966- (HerausgeberIn), Kato, Atsufumi 1975- (HerausgeberIn), Sakurada, Ryoko 1975- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 2016
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Zusammenfassung:"Based on historic and ethnographic approaches, this volume examines how ideological images of Asian women are produced, circulated, appropriated, and pluralized. Contributors reflect on the interaction between the formation process of ideological representation (within the contexts of imperialism, colonialism, nationalism, and the post-colonial present) and the everyday practices of women who re-contextualize and resist these images. Chapters describe women's efforts to reconstruct relationships as well as their struggles for independence when they experience removal, separation, and deprivation. One example of such efforts is the reconstruction of intimate relationships, such as reframing the family or constructing a network outside the family for childcare and elder care. The volume features examples from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam"..
Beschreibung:Literaturangaben
Beschreibung:vi, 202 Seiten 1 Diagramm, 1 Illustration, 1 Karte
ISBN:9781137531513

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