Fantasy production : sexual economies and other Philippine consequences for the new world order / Neferti Xina M. Tadiar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tadiar, Neferti Xina M. (Neferti Xina Maca), 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philippines--Politics and government--1986-.

Philippines.

Philippines--Economic conditions--1986-.

Philippines--Social conditions--1986-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking an innovative, postcolonial, feminist perspective on transformations in the Philippine nation in the context of globalization, Fantasy-Production provides a theoretical framework for understanding the nationalist and postcolonial capitalist logics shaping the actions of the Philippines as a nation-state.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Dreams; PART I Fantasy-Production: Bodily Resources and Libidinal Dynamics of National Crisis and Development; 1 Sexual Economies; 2 Metropolitan Dreams; 3 Domestic Bodies; PART II Desiring History, Tangential Pursuits: Regimes and Heresies of Transformative Action; 4 Revolt of the Masses: National History as Psychology; 5 'People Power': Miraculous Revolt; 6 Himala, 'Miracle': The Heretical Potential of Nora Aunor's Star Power; Conclusion: Hope; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70418-4

9786612704185

988-220-129-6

OCLC:

655807824