Women and Gender in Twentieth-Century China

ISBN-13: 9780230577763 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 208 str.

Paul J. Bailey

Opis

A narrative and analytical account of Chinese women's experiences during the twentieth century. Synthesizing and incorporating the latest research, Paul J. Bailey assesses in particular the impact of political, cultural and social change in Chinese women's lives, and explores the evolution of gender discourses during this period.

Spis treści

Introduction Women in Pre-Twentieth-Century China Reform, Nationalism and the 'Woman Question', 1897-1912 Gender Discourses in the Early Republic 'A World Turned Upside Down': Mobilising Women for the Revolution Women in the City and Countryside before 1949 The New Communist State and Marriage Reform: 'Public Patriarchy' in Practice? 'Women Hold Up Half the Sky': The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution Women and Socioeconomic Change in the Post-Mao Era Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

O autorze

PAUL BAILEY is professor of Modern Chinese History at the University of Durham, UK. He previously taught at Lingnan College, Hong Kong, and the University of Edinburgh, UK. His previous publications include Gender and Education in China (2007) and China in the Twentieth Century (2001).

Blurb

Paul J. Bailey provides the first analytical study in English of Chinese women's experiences during China's turbulent twentieth century. Incorporating the very latest specialized research, and drawing upon Chinese cinema and autobiographical memoirs, this fascinating narrative account:

• explores the impact of political, social and cultural change on women's lives, and how Chinese women responded to such developments
• charts the evolution of gender discourses during this period
• illuminates both change and continuity in gender discourse and practice.

Approachable and authoritative, this is an essential overview for students, teachers and scholars of gender history, and anyone with an interest in modern Chinese history.