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Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule: Gender Politics, Reunification and Globalization in Post-colonial Hong Kong

Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule: Gender Politics, Reunification and Globalization in Post-colonial Hong Kong

Author(s):
Isabella Ng Fung-sheung
Publisher:
Routledge
Publish Date:
2019
Details:

192 pages

ISBN: 9781138497078

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This book explores gender dynamics in the indigenous villages (also known as walled villages) in post-handover Hong Kong. It traces the historical development of the walled villages, outlines the nature of walled village society, and explores the changes currently at work, including the erosion of the rural-urban divide, the increasing participation of indigenous women in Hong Kong society and the breakdown of traditional social norms, especially patriarchy.