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Women's Sexualities and Masculinities in a Globalizing Asia

S Wieringa editor E Blackwood editor A Bhaiya editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:27th Aug '09

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A BHAIYA E BLACKWOOD S G DAVIES F LAI A K NATARAJAN J ROBERTSON M SHARMA M SINNOTT S E WIERINGA S WIJEWARDENE P WU

Through detailed studies, this collection of writings by academics and activists explores the emergence of contemporary lesbian and butch/femme relationships and communities throughout Asia and their location within the context of nationalist struggles, religious fundamentalism, state gender regimes and global queer movements.Through detailed studies, this collection of writings by academics and activists explores the emergence of contemporary lesbian and butch/femme relationships and communities throughout Asia and their location within the context of nationalist struggles, religious fundamentalism, state gender regimes and global queer movements.

"An exciting collection that addresses persistent problems in social theory and activism. Is feminist analysis more perceptive than queer analysis in understanding Asian women's same-sex experiences? How does attention class alter how we understand globalization and identity? These essays, by anthropologists, historians and local activist scholars, encourage us to ask new questions and should be read by anyone interested in gender, sexuality and culture today." - Don Kulick, Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, New York University, author of Travesti: Sex, Gender and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes

ISBN: 9780230617483

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 380g

279 pages