Rydstrom helle editor (7 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. Book is in pristine condition. Spine tight with no creases. Pages clean and unmarked. Global processes with flows in money, commodities and people have made it increasingly varied and blurred what it means to be a female or male in Asia today. Socio-economic and cultural patterns in Asia intersect with one another and, in doing so, they translate into power relations that create both possibilities and constraints for women and men. By focusing on unequal access to political and religious power, occupation and health facilities, as well as different options when it comes to family life and sexuality, the recognition of women and men are explored in this volume as manifestations of ideas about femininity and masculinity. Readers will find insightful and enriching contributions that consider how gender relations in Asia - and indeed the very meaning of gender itself - are affected by neo-liberalism, globalization and economic growth; security in all of its meanings; multiculturalism, race and class; family life, power and intergenerational support; religious discourses and activism; and by male norms in politics.This title highlights the complex ways in which the positions of women and men are configured, recognized and contested in a rapidly transforming region. It offers a fresh multidisciplinary perspective on gender inequalities. …

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Book has a bend and crease to outer bottom corner of back cover, light rubbing to covers, faint wear to edges and tips of corners with scuffs and tiny bends, light toning to endpapers. otherwise in great condition, tight binding, clean and unmarked text with bright, crisp pages; some light cosmetic but an overall sturdy, attractive copy. …

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Book is in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Issued without dustjacket. Confucianism, colonialism and socialism have all contributed significantly to gender relations in Vietnam. More recently, political and social change associated with modernization and globalization have also had an impact. How do the Vietnamese display their social positions and their identities as male or female? This volume examines negotiations, and transgressions, of gender within Vietnamese society, looking at gender, family, social and work relations, bodily displays, body language and occupation of space. Of special interest is a discussion of sexual harassment in schools and the workplace, and the strategies women adopt to deal with it, the first discussion of this issue by a Vietnamese scholar. The essays reflect a wide range of scholarly viewpoints (American, Vietnamese-American, Australian, Scandinavian, Canadian and Vietnamese), as well as analytical perspectives as diverse as those offered by Simone de Beauvoir and the second wave of Western feminism.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 302 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. gld edition. 256 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. gld edition. 256 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 328 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.