Governing sex, building the nation : the politics of prostitution in postcolonial Taiwan (1945-1979) / Wan-Chen Yen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yen, Wan-Chen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--Government policy--Taiwan.

Prostitution.

Prostitution--Political aspects--Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Governing Sex, Building the Nation explores the sexual politics of Chinese nationalism in Taiwan between 1945 and 1979, focusing on the politicisation of prostitution and its role in the reproduction of postcolonial nationhood. This book examines the political struggle over prostitution policy that was framed within and through contested knowledge, rationales and tactics underpinning the nationalist project, constructing and policing prostitution as a social/national problem, yet also creating a market for prostitution and turning it into political opportunities that served a variety of nation

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Chronology of Historical Events, 1683-979

GMD Prostitution Policy in Taiwan, 1945-1979

Maps of Eastern Asia and Taiwan

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Character List.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 21, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8301-8

OCLC:

924625917