Contested Public Spheres Female Activism and Identity Politics in Malaysia /

Contested Public Spheres Female Activism and Identity Politics in Malaysia /

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This ethnographic monograph deals with women’s organisations in an increasingly Islamised Malaysia and how they are fighting for women’s rights and gender equality. Departing from an in-depth description of the life-world of female activists, Anna Spiegel highlights the significance of the global ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spiegel, Anna (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010.
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Sex (Psychology).
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Social Sciences.
Sociology, general.
Gender Studies.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Entering the World of NGOs
  • Entering the World of NGOs: The Researcher’s Trajectory
  • Becoming an Activist: The Activists’ Trajectories
  • Inside the World of NGOs: Constituting Female Counterpublics
  • Negotiating Gender Equality and Legal Reforms: Women’s Organisations in Kuala Lumpur
  • Protecting Women’s Dignity: Women’s Organisations in Kelantan
  • Defending the Quality of Life in a Global Economy
  • Negotiating the Public Sphere in Local and Translocal Settings
  • Mechanisms of Publicness: Dress, Cultural Belonging, and Education
  • Constructing New Notions of Publicness
  • Negotiating Rights within Diversity: Translocal Networking and Comparisons
  • Conclusion: Translocal Knowledgescapes and Transnational Public Spheres.

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