Book Series
ASAA Women in Asia Series
New & Published Titles:
Abortion, Sin and the State in Thailand
This book discusses abortion in a non-Western, non-Christian context - in Thailand, where over 300,000 illegal abortions are performed each year by a variety of… read moreAugust 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54603-4 (Routledge)
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Gender and Labour in Korea and Japan
Sexing Class
Bringing together for the first time sexual and industrial labour as the means to understand gender, work and class in modern Japan and Korea, this…
read moreJuly 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77663-9 (Routledge)
Feminist Movements in Contemporary Japan
In contemporary Japan there is much ambivalence about women’s roles, and the term "feminism" is not widely recognised or considered relevant. Nonetheless, as this…
read moreJune 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45941-9 (Routledge)
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Women, Islam and Everyday Life
Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia
This book examines Islam and women’s everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing interpretations of the…
read moreJune 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46802-2 (Routledge)
Women and Work in Indonesia
This book examines the meaning of work for women in contemporary Indonesia. It takes a broad definition of work in order to interrogate assumptions about…
read moreMay 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54640-9 (Routledge)
The Women's Movement in Postcolonial Indonesia
Gender and Nation in a New Democracy
This book examines women's activism in the early years of independent Indonesia when new attitudes to gender, nationalism, citizenship and democratization were forming. It questions… read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54623-2 (Routledge)
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Women's Employment in Japan
The Experience of Part-time Workers
The low status accorded to part-time workers in Japan has resulted in huge inequalities in the workplace. This book examines the problem in-depth using case-study… read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54630-0 (Routledge)
Women and Labour Organizing in Asia
Diversity, Autonomy and Activism
This book investigates the role of women and labour activism in Asia, demonstrating that women have been active in union and non union based campaigns…
read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54542-6 (Routledge)
Young Women in Japan
Transitions to Adulthood
This book examines young women in Japan, focusing in particular on their transitions to adulthood, their conceptions of adulthood and relations with Japanese society more…
read moreFebruary 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46941-8 (Routledge)
Gender, Household and State in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam
This book examines gender in post-revolutionary Vietnam, focusing on gender relations in the family and state since the onset of economic reform in 1986. Drawing… read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45174-1 (Routledge)
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Series Details:
Editorial Board: Susan Blackburn (Monash University), John Butcher (Griffith University), Vera Mackie (Curtin University), Anne McLaren (Melbourne University), Mina Roces (University of New South Wales), Andrea Whittaker (Melbourne University)
This important series publishes original, high quality work on all aspects of women in Asia.
Forthcoming Titles:
Gender Diversity in Indonesia: Sexuality, Islam and Queer Selves
By Sharyn Graham Davies
To be published February 18th 2010
Young Muslim Women in India
By Kabita Chakraborty
To be published July 31st 2010
Gender and Emotional Labour in Asia
By Ann Brooks
To be published September 1st 2010
Practising Feminism in South Korea
By Kyungja Jung
To be published September 30th 2010
Women in China's Muslim Northwest: Gender, Social Hierarchy and Ethnicity
By Ayxem Ali
To be published September 30th 2010