Buch
Monografie
Feminism and the women's movement in Malaysia : an unsung (r)evolution
Verfasst von:
Ng, Cecilia
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London [u. a.]:
Routledge
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2006
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219 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Ng, Cecilia; Mohamad, Maznah; Tan, Beng Hui |
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Routledge Malaysian studies series
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| Jahr: | 2006 |
| Maße: | 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0415374790 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Combining personal and academic insights into the Malaysian women's movement, this study provides an in-depth account of the multiple struggles of the Malaysian women's movement, from securing gender equality in a patriarchal society to achieving unity among members of a multi-ethnic society that are further divided along class and religious lines. Most historical versions of national struggles have created icons out of male figures. The authors of this book detail the importance of the role of the women's movement, led by numerous unsung personalities in promoting social change in Malaysia. The book centres on a crucial argument: that in the context of an ethnically fragmented post-colonial, authoritarian society, an autonomous women's movement, which began in the early eighties had actually achieved significant political success, introducing new issues into public debate and confronting the dictates of the state. But the study observes that by the late 1990s, feminist issues were also readily appropriated and instrumentalized by the state and the market. It argues that the emergence of "market feminism" poses specific challenges for the future of the Malaysian women's movement. | |
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