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Women, the Family, and Peasant Revolution in China
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by Kay Ann Johnson
Sales Rank: 522774
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Cover Type: Paperback with 292 pages
Published by: University Of Chicago Press October 15, 1985
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0226401898
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0226401898
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 14.4 ounces
Product Description
Kay Ann Johnson provides much-needed information about women and gender equality under Communist leadership. She contends that, although the Chinese Communist Party has always ostensibly favored women's rights and family reform, it has rarely pushed for such reforms. In reality, its policies often have reinforced the traditional role of women to further the Party's predominant economic and military aims.
Johnson's primary focus is on reforms of marriage and family because traditional marriage, family, and kinship practices have had the greatest influence in defining and shaping women's place in Chinese society. Conversant with current theory in political science, anthropology, and Marxist and feminist analysis, Johnson writes with clarity and discernment free of dogma. Her discussions of family reform ultimately provide insights into the Chinese government's concern with decreasing the national birth rate, which has become a top priority. Johnson's predictions of a coming crisis in population control are borne out by the recent increase in female infanticide and the government abortion campaign.
About The Author
Kay Ann Johnson is professor of Asian studies, School of Social Science, at Hampshire College.
Reader Reviews
I found this book to be an excellent study of the promise and failure of revolutions, specifically communist revolutions, to enact feminst reform. I use this book when teaching courses, and it is well received. The points may be basic, but they are well documented and illustrated with a good case study. Highly recommended.
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