Feminism and socialism in China / Elisabeth Croll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Croll, Elisabeth, 1944-2007, author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--China.

Women and socialism--China.

Feminism.

Women and socialism.

Local Subjects:

Feminism--China.

Women and socialism--China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1978, Feminism and Socialism in China explores the inter-relationship of feminism and socialism and the contribution of each towards the redefinition of the role and status of women in China. In her history of the women's movement in China from the late nineteenth century onwards, Professor Croll provides an opportunity to study its construction, its ideological and structural development over a number of decades, and its often ambiguous relationship with a parallel movement to establish socialism. Based on a variety of material including eye witness accounts, t

Contents:

Cover; Feminism and Socialismin China; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on romanisation; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Women's Movement in China; 2 'A Frog in a Well': Mechanisms of Subordination; 3 New Expectations: Patriotism and the Vote; 4 A Personal Solution: Feminism; 5 An Uneasy Alliance: Feminism and Socialism; 6 'The Feminine Mystique': Guomindang China; 7 'Woman Work': Communist China; 8 A New Society: New Standards; 9 A New Stage: New Problems; 10 The Cultural Revolution: Socialism versus Feminism

11 A Political Solution: Socialism and FeminismNotes; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1978 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-360) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-33731-8

0-203-12314-X

1-283-96823-1

1-136-33732-6

9780203123140

OCLC:

826855683