Asian Gender

The term "sheng nu" ("leftover women") has been coined in China to describe the increasing number of women, especially intelligent professional women aged thirty and over who have not married. This book explores this phenomenon, demonstrating that such women are often deliberately choosing careers, ..

The term "sheng nu" ("leftover women") has been coined in China to describe the increasing number of women, especially intelligent professional women aged thirty and over who have not married. This book explores this phenomenon, demonstrating that such women are often deliberately choosing careers, ..

This book explores how the traditional ideal of Chinese manhood, the fragile scholar hero of "wen" as superior to the "wu" of marital prowess, has been transformed by increasing integration of Chinese men into global culture. It discusses how increased travel and contact with the West, where "wu" fi..

This book explores how the traditional ideal of Chinese manhood, the fragile scholar hero of "wen" as superior to the "wu" of marital prowess, has been transformed by increasing integration of Chinese men into global culture. It discusses how increased travel and contact with the West, where "wu" fi..

This book shows how historical and ideal models of gender – of femininity and masculinity – are contested, challenged and negotiated in everyday lived realities in Asia._x005F_x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Asian Studies Review...

This book shows how historical and ideal models of gender – of femininity and masculinity – are contested, challenged and negotiated in everyday lived realities in Asia._x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Asian Studies Review...

Run by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Asia-Pacific War, the "comfort women" system remains controversial. Presenting strong opposition to revisionism, this book concludes that only a victim-orienated solution would be acceptable...

_x005F_x005F_x000D_ Castro-Vazquez adopts a new approach in studying the decreasing fertility rates contributing to ageing population in modern Japan. Based on the accounts of 57 married Japanese women, he employs symbolic interactionism as a framework to examine the various factors affecting decisi..

_x000D_ Castro-Vazquez adopts a new approach in studying the decreasing fertility rates contributing to ageing population in modern Japan. Based on the accounts of 57 married Japanese women, he employs symbolic interactionism as a framework to examine the various factors affecting decision-making on..

This book enriches and reorients our understanding of postcolonial queer East Asia. Challenging a heteronormative understanding of Taiwan’s past and present, it provides fresh critical analyses of a range of topics from queer criminality and literature in the 1950s and 1960s to the growing popularit..

China has experienced rapid economic and social change since the beginning of the 'Open Door' policy in 1978. Yet at the same time, the legacy of the Mao era remains and elements of Confucianism continue to exist in the reform period. As a result, traditional views concerning gender roles and sexual..

Prostitution is strongly embedded in local cultural practices in Cambodia. Based on extensive original research, this book explores the nature of prostitution in Cambodia, providing explanations of why the phenomenon is so widely tolerated...