Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender Studies - 9781032239354

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender StudiesAuthor(s): Jieyu Liu, Junko Yamashita\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032239354, 978-1032239354\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender Studies presents up-to-date theoretical and conceptual developments in key areas of the field, taking a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach.\n\nFeaturing contributions by leading scholars of Gender Studies to provide a cutting-edge overview of the field, this handbook includes examples from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong and covers the following themes:\n\ntheorising gender relations;\nwomens and feminist movements;\nwork, care and migration;\nfamily and intergenerational relationships;\ncultural representation;\nmasculinity; and\nstate, militarism and gender. \n\nThis handbook is essential reading for scholars and students of Gender and Womens Studies, as well as East Asian societies, social.