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Title
Women's activism in Malaysia : voices and insights / Julian C.H. Lee.
ISBN
9783319789699 (electronic bk.)
3319789694 (electronic bk.)
9783319789682
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Call Number
HQ1236.5.M4
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.4209595
Summary
In this book, the author draws on over a decade of first-hand experience as an academic-activist and on interviews with women in Malaysia's women's rights movement. Despite a considerable array of challenges to their participation in the public and political spheres, the movement is especially vibrant. Presenting insights from feminist activists in Malaysia, the book explores the Women's Candidacy Initiative's efforts to promote independent women in Parliament; the work of women's coalition the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality; how activists understand and experience the concept of feminism; and finally the place of men in feminism. Women's Activism in Malaysia will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including gender studies, politics and sociology.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 30, 2018).
Series
Palgrave pivot.
Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract; References; Chapter 2 Malaysian Feminists on Feminism and Authenticity; Abstract; 'Inside You It Burns': First Encounters with Feminism; Transcending Language: Feminism by Any Other Name; Reflecting on Claims of Cultural Inauthenticity; Motivations; Grounds for Citing Feminism as Inauthentic; The Sociopolitical Environment; 'What Exactly Doesn't Fit?': Responding to Claims of Cultural Inauthenticity; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 The Women's Candidacy Initiative; Abstract; A Shopping List; The Public Sphere; On Success
