ISBN: 9780415374798

Combining both 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, fro… More...

Combining both 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 have provided a corrective to this. Theydetail the importance of therole of the women's movement, led by numerous unsung personalities inpromoting 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 woman movement, which began in the early eighties had actually achieved significant political success. However the study observes that by the late 1990s, feminist issues were also readily appropriated by the state and the market, and also suggests that the emergence of market feminism' poses specific challenges for the future of the Malaysian women's movement. This thorough and engaging account of feminism and the women's movement in Malaysia will capture the interest of scholars, policy makers and activists. History History eBook, Taylor and Francis<

ISBN: 9780415374798

Combining both 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, fro… More...

Combining both 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 have provided a corrective to this. Theydetail the importance of therole of the women's movement, led by numerous unsung personalities inpromoting 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 woman movement, which began in the early eighties had actually achieved significant political success. However the study observes that by the late 1990s, feminist issues were also readily appropriated by the state and the market, and also suggests that the emergence of market feminism' poses specific challenges for the future of the Malaysian women's movement. This thorough and engaging account of feminism and the women's movement in Malaysia will capture the interest of scholars, policy makers and activists. History History eBook, Taylor and Francis<

2006, ISBN: 0415374790

[EAN: 9780415374798], Neubuch, [PU: Taylor & Francis], WOMENS GROUPS AID ORGANISATION RIGHTS ABDUL JALIL SYARIAH LAW WINGS CIVIL SOCIETY WANITA UMNO VAW PUTERI WOMEN'S VIOLATED CAMPAIGN M… More...

[EAN: 9780415374798], Neubuch, [PU: Taylor & Francis], WOMENS GROUPS AID ORGANISATION RIGHTS ABDUL JALIL SYARIAH LAW WINGS CIVIL SOCIETY WANITA UMNO VAW PUTERI WOMEN'S VIOLATED CAMPAIGN MOVEMENT WOMAN'S NGOS ANTI-RAPE CEDAW MALAY WOMEN WCI SEXUA, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Cecilia Ng is an independent researcher and women s rights advocate. She has taught at Universiti Putra Malaysia , the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, where she served as editor of the AIT-based Journal of Gender, Technology and Development, as ., Books<