Hong Kong rural women under Chinese rule: gender politics, reunification and globalisation in post-colonial Hong Kong

This book explores gender dynamics in the indigenous villages (also known as walled villages) in post-handover Hong Kong. It looks at how Hong Kong's reunification with China has impacted the walled villagers, in particular the women, and how the walled villages' current gender dynamics in...

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1. Verfasser: Ng, Isabella (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2019
Schriftenreihe:ASAA women in Asia series
ASAA women in Asia series 52
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Zusammenfassung:This book explores gender dynamics in the indigenous villages (also known as walled villages) in post-handover Hong Kong. It looks at how Hong Kong's reunification with China has impacted the walled villagers, in particular the women, and how the walled villages' current gender dynamics in return reflects the changes that have happened in Hong Kong after the reunification with China. It traces the historical development of the walled villages, outlines the nature of walled-village society, and explores the changes currently at work including the erosion of the rural/urban divide, the increasing participation of indigenous women in Hong Kong society more widely and the breakdown of traditional social norms, especially patriarchy
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 192 pages)
ISBN:9781351019866
1351019864
9781351019859
1351019856
9781351019835
135101983X
9781351019842
1351019848

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