Peasants, proletarians, and prostitutes: a preliminary investigation into the work of Chinese women in colonial Malaya

This book uses a socio-historical approach with feminist insight to examine the work of Chinese women in colonial Malaya, specifically those who worked as prostitutes, mui tsai, domestic servants, tin and rubber workers, hawkers and construction workers. The study questions the view that all women i...

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Main Author: Lai, Ah Eng (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 1986
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Summary:This book uses a socio-historical approach with feminist insight to examine the work of Chinese women in colonial Malaya, specifically those who worked as prostitutes, mui tsai, domestic servants, tin and rubber workers, hawkers and construction workers. The study questions the view that all women in traditional society were subordinated
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 115 pages)
ISBN:9789814345989

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