Women's Sexualities and Masculinities in a Globalizing Asia

Bys: Abha Bhaiya and Evelyn Blackwood

Book Overview

Winner of the 2007 Ruth Benedict Award A unique collection of writings by both academic and activist scholars on women's same-sex sexualities and female masculinities in a globalizing Asia. Through richly detailed studies, contributors explore the emergence of contemporary lesbian and butch/femme relationships and communities throughout Asia and their location within the context of nationalist struggles, religious fundamentalism, state gender regimes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230617484
• ISBN13: 9780230617483
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"