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Women in the New Taiwan: Gender Roles and Gender Consciousness in a Changing Society
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Description: Taiwan's rapid socio-economic and political transformation has given rise to a gender-conscious middle class that is attempting to redefine the roles of women in society, to restructure relationship patterns, and to organize in groups outside the family unit. This work examines internal psychological processes and external societal processes as the feminist movement in Taiwan expands and new gender roles are explored. The chapter authors represent a cross-section of disciplines -- history, anthropology, and sociology -- and different generations of China/Taiwan scholars.
The book places the issues facing Taiwan's women's movement in social, political, and economic contexts. It examines gender relations, the role of women in Chinese society, and issues related to women throughout history. Feminism and gender relations are also viewed from the context of film and literature. The authors look at the contemporary roles that women play in Taiwan's work force and how the sexes perceive each other in the workplace. They discuss the role of women during Taiwan's industrialization, their role in the island's commercial and agricultural sectors, and more.
Selected Contents:
Introduction, Catherine S.P. Farris, Anru Lee, and Murray A. Rubinstein
Part I: Gender in Historical Perspective
1. What Can Feminist Theory Do for the Study of Chinese History? A Brief Review of Scholarship in the United States, Susan Mann
2. Sons and Mothers: Demographic Realities and the Chinese Culture of Hsiao, Ping-chen Hsiung
3. An Island of Beautiful Women: The Discourse on Gender in Ch'ing Travel Accounts of Taiwan, Emma Teng
4. From Shanghai to Taipei: Exile and Identity, Sue Gronewold
5. Imagining "New Women," Imagining Modernity: Gender Rhetoric in Colonial Taiwan, Hsin-Yi Lu
Part II: Gender and Social Interaction in Contemporary Taiwan
6. Between Filial Daughter and Loyal Sister: Global Economy and Family Politics in Taiwan, Anru Lee
7. Internationalizing Women's Magazines in Taiwan,Fang-chi Irene Yang
8. Should Women Get Equal Pay for Equal Work? Taiwanese Mens' Attitudes in 1963 and 1991, Robert M. Marsh
9. Carousing and Masculinity: The Cultural Production of Gender in Taiwan, Avron Boretz
10. The Blue Whirlwind Strikes Below the Belt: Male Sexuality, Gender Politics, and the Viagra Craze in Taiwan, Paul E. Festa
Part III: Feminisms and Cultural Critique
11. Transcribing Feminism: Taiwanese Women's Experiences, Hwei-syin Lu
12. Lu Hsiu-lien and the Origins of Taiwanese Feminism, 1944-77, Murray Rubinstein
13. The Story of Power and Desire: A Brighter Summer Day Yu-hsiu Liu
14. Between Bosses and Workers: The Dilemma of a Keen Observer and a Vocal Feminist, Ping-chun Hsiung
15. Feminist Art in Taiwan: Textures of Reality and Dreams, Richard C. Kagan
Conclusion
16. Women's Liberation Under "East Asian Modernity in China and Taiwan: Historical, Social, and Comparative Prespectives, Catherine S.P. Farris
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Review(s): "Those interested in understanding Taiwan better will find much of value in this collection. Recommended. All levels/libraries." -- Choice, Vol.42, No.7
"This collection of essays shows a high level of scholarship, reflexivity, and courage to tread on unfamiliar ground." -- Asian Anthropology, Vol. 4
"This substantive and diverse volume will be greatly welcomed by scholars in Asian studies and women's studies... The comparative depth and the familiarity and engagement with international work in the area of gender studies are striking. ...this is an unusual and challenging collection of cross-cultural analytical substance, richly grounded in the historical, modern and contemporary lives of women and men in Taiwan. It will be of interest to scholars and students alike, and merits a wide readership." -- Pacific Affairs, Vol.78, No.2
"...academic libraries should have a copy of this book." -- China Information
"...this edited volume offers articles, which from very different perspectives, convincingly highlight the role of women and gender in Taiwan in Historical and comparative contexts." -- ASIEN 100
    
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