Women's movements in Asia: feminisms and transnational activism /

Women's movements in Asia: feminisms and transnational activism / edited by Mina Roces and Louise Edwards. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010. - x, 276 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Women's Movements from the Asian Perspective Mina Roces
2. Feminism and the Women's Movement in the World's Largest Islamic Nation Sue Blackburn
3. Rethinking 'the Filipino Woman': A Century of Women's Activism in the Philippines Mina Roces
4. Chinese Feminism in a Transnational Frame: Between Internationalism and Xenophobia Louise Edwards
5. Transnational Networks and Localized Campaigns: The Women's Movement in Singapore Lenore Lyons
6. Crossing Boundaries: Transnational Feminisms in Twentieth Century Japan Barbara Molony
7. Feminism, Buddhism and Transnational Women's Movements in Thailand Monica Lindberg Falk
8. Following the Trail of the Fairy-Bird: The Search for a Uniquely Vietnamese Women's Movement Alessandra Chiricosta
9. The Hong Kong Women's Movement: Towards a Politics of Difference and Diversity Adelyn Lim
10. Military Rule, Religious Fundamentalism, Women Empowerment and Feminism in Pakistan Andrea Fleschenberg
11. Mapping a Hundred Years of Activism: Women's Movements in Korea Seung-kyung Kim and Kyounghee Kim
12. 'Riding a Buffalo Across a Muddy Field': Heuristic Approaches to Feminism in Cambodia Trudy Jacobsen
13. Rights Talk and the Feminist Movement in India Sumi Madhok

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Feminism--Asia.
Women--Political activity--Asia.
Transnationalism.

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