1st Edition

Feminism and Socialism in China

By Elisabeth Croll Copyright 1978
378 Pages
by Routledge

378 Pages
by Routledge

378 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1978, Feminism and Socialism in China explores the inter-relationship of feminism and socialism and the contribution of each towards the redefinition of the role and status of women in China. In her history of the women’s movement in China from the late nineteenth century onwards, Professor Croll provides an opportunity to study its construction, its ideological and... Read more

1.Introduction: The Women’s Movement in China  2. ‘A Frog in a Well’: Mechanisms of Subordination   3. New Expectations:  Patriotism and the Vote   4. A Personal  Solution:  Feminism  5. An Uneasy Alliance:  Feminism and Socialism  6. ‘The Feminine Mystique’:  Guomindang China  7. ‘Woman Work’:  Communist China  8. A New Society:  New Standards  9. A New Stage:  New Problems  10. The Cultural Revolution:  Socialism versus Feminism  11. A Political Solution:  Socialism and Feminism   Notes  Index

Biography

Elisabeth Croll