Women's Movements in Asia: Feminisms and Transnational Activism

by Mina Roces (Editor), Louise Edwards (Editor)

Women's Movements in Asia is a comprehensive study of women's activism across Asia. With chapters written by leading international experts, it provides a full overview of the history of feminism, as well as the current context of the women's movement in 12 countries: the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Japan, Burma, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Korea, India and Pakistan.

For each of these countries the manner in which feminism changes according to cultural, political, economic and religious factors is explored. The contributors investigate how national feminisms are influenced by transnational factors, such as the women's movements in other countries, colonialism and international agencies. Each chapter also considers what Asian feminists have contributed to global theoretical debates on the woman question, the key successes and failures of the movements and what needs to be addressed in the future.

This breadth of coverage, together with suggestions for further reading and watching, and an integrated cross-national timeline makes Women's Movements in Asia ideal for use on courses looking at women and feminism in Asia. It will appeal both to students and specialists in the fields of gender, women's and Asian studies.

286 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Natalie]

i hate being mean about history books bc like i know the historians worked hard and are incredible but i felt v catfished by this book & its premise....

[Emma Xue]

Too western and biased though it claims to eliminate them. Some chapters are too overview. Categorizing too many things (such as trauma) into nationalism probably because it talks about transnational activism while some chapters like #2 talk about little transnationalism. Some only cover a history which less than 100 years while some trace history back to myths. And I don't know why a large portion of X chapter purely depends on the study experience of someone who is neither a professor nor studied enough years. The book includes things without enough evidence for the so-called well-roundness yet still not covers all regions of Asia.