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Lynette J Chua - Mobilizing Gay Singapore: Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State - 9781439910313 - V9781439910313
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Mobilizing Gay Singapore: Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State

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Description for Mobilizing Gay Singapore: Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State Hardback. For decades, Singapore's gay activists have sought equality and justice in a state where law is used to stifle basic civil and political liberties. This book takes an expansive view of the gay movement to examine its emergence, development, strategies, and tactics, as well as the roles of law and rights in social processes. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFSK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.

For decades, Singapore's gay activists have sought equality and justice in a state where law is used to stifle basic civil and political liberties. In her groundbreaking book, Mobilizing Gay Singapore, Lynette Chua asks, what does a social movement look like in an authoritarian state? She takes an expansive view of the gay movement to examine its emergence, development, strategies, and tactics, as well as the roles of law and rights in social processes.

 

Chua tells this important story using in-depth interviews with gay activists, observations of the movement's activities-including "Pink Dot" events, where thousands of Singaporeans gather ... Read more

 

Mobilizing Gay Singapore also addresses how these brave, locally engaged citizens come out into the open as gay activists and expand and diversify their efforts in the global queer political movement. 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
Series
Sexuality Studies
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781439910313
SKU
V9781439910313
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Lynette J Chua
Lynette J. Chua is Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore.

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