Scream from the shadows : the women's liberation movement in Japan

Scream from the shadows : the women's liberation movement in Japan / Setsu Shigematsu.

Setsu Shigematsu's book is the first to present a sustained history of the formation of man ribu-- a women's liberation movement in Japan -- its political philosophy, and its contributions to feminist politics. Through an in-depth analysis of man ribu, Shigematsu furthers our understanding...

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Main Author: Shigematsu, Setsu (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Feminism > Japan.
Women > Japan.
Women > Japan > Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Feminism
Women
Women > Social conditions
Japan
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Summary:Setsu Shigematsu's book is the first to present a sustained history of the formation of man ribu-- a women's liberation movement in Japan -- its political philosophy, and its contributions to feminist politics. Through an in-depth analysis of man ribu, Shigematsu furthers our understanding of Japan's gender-based modernity and imperialism and expands our perspective on transnational liberation and feminist movements worldwide.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiv, 271 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816680122
0816680124
0816667586
9780816667581
0816667594
9780816667598
9781452946931
1452946930
Language:English.

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