25%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory
Liu, Lydia H; Karl,
€ 118.67
€ 89.47
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory
Hardback. Editor(s): Liu, Lydia H.; Karl, Rebecca E.; Ko, Dorothy. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
He-Yin Zhen (ca. 1884-1920?) was a theorist who figured centrally in the birth of Chinese feminism. Unlike her contemporaries, she was concerned less with China's fate as a nation and more with the relationship among patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism, and gender subjugation as global historical problems. This volume, the first translation and study of He-Yin's work in English, critically reconstructs early twentieth-century Chinese feminist thought in a transnational context by juxtaposing He-Yin Zhen's writing against works by two better-known male interlocutors of her time. The editors begin with a detailed analysis of He-Yin Zhen's life and thought. They then present ... Read more
He-Yin Zhen (ca. 1884-1920?) was a theorist who figured centrally in the birth of Chinese feminism. Unlike her contemporaries, she was concerned less with China's fate as a nation and more with the relationship among patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism, and gender subjugation as global historical problems. This volume, the first translation and study of He-Yin's work in English, critically reconstructs early twentieth-century Chinese feminist thought in a transnational context by juxtaposing He-Yin Zhen's writing against works by two better-known male interlocutors of her time. The editors begin with a detailed analysis of He-Yin Zhen's life and thought. They then present ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Weatherhead Books on Asia
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231162906
SKU
V9780231162906
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Liu, Lydia H; Karl,
Lydia H. Liu is Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and codirector of the Center for Translingual and Transcultural Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. She is the author of The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World Making and, more recently, The Freudian Robot: Digital Media and the Future of the Unconscious. ... Read more
Reviews for The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory
The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory is less a broad collection of essays than it is a well-argued case for the transnational and radical origins of Chinese feminism. MCLC In resuscitating He-Yin Zhen's work, [the editors and translators] have produced a volume that challenges long-established views about the birth of Chinee feminism and repositions it as ... Read more