Gender and change in Hong Kong : globalization, postcolonialism, and Chinese patriarchy / edited by Eliza W.Y. Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Eliza W. Y., 1962-

Series:

Contemporary Chinese studies.

Contemporary Chinese studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--China--Hong Kong--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--China--Hong Kong--Economic conditions.

Women in development--China--Hong Kong.

Women in development.

Postcolonialism--China--Hong Kong.

Postcolonialism.

Patriarchy--China--Hong Kong.

Patriarchy.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 1980s and 1990s represent a critical historical juncture for Hong Kong, as it underwent important social, political, and economic transformations. This period of transition, during which the state worked to redefine itself, significantly altered the role and status of Hong Kong women. Colonial modernity, which arose through the integration of the colonial state, the capitalist economy, and the Hong Kong Chinese society, proved favourable for some women but also had adverse consequences for others. It constructed women of different class interests and shaped the gendered citizenship of its colonial subjects. Gender and Change in Hong Kong analyzes women's changing identities and agencies amidst the complex interaction of three important forces, namely, globalization, postcolonialism, and Chinese patriarchy. The chapters examine the issues from a number of perspectives to consider legal changes, political participation, the situation of working-class and professional women, sexuality, religion, and international migration. This incisive volume offers sophisticated theoretical discussions and original empirical findings, and will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students in gender and women's studies, postcolonialism, globalization, and Asian studies.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Gender and Change in Hong Kong

Engendering a Legal System: The Unique Challenge of Postcolonial Hong Kong

Women's Activism during Hong Kong's Political Transition

Individualism and Patriarchy: The Identity of Entrepreneurial Women Lawyers in Hong Kong

Withering Away of the Hong Kong Dream? Women Workers under Industrial Restructuring

Discourse on Baau Yih Naai (Keeping Concubines): Questions of Citizenship and Identity in Postcolonial Hong Kong

Negotiating Gender Identity: Postcolonialism and Hong Kong Christian Women

Empowering Mobility: "Astronaut" Women in Australia

Prospects for the Development of a Critical Feminist Discourse

Notes on Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13116-1

9786613131164

0-7748-5185-6

OCLC:

180703901