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Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia - An Unsung (R)evolution (Paperback)
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Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia - An Unsung (R)evolution (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series
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Combining both personal and academic insights into the Malaysian
women's movement, this study provides an in-depth account of the
multiple struggles of the Malaysian women's movement, from securing
gender equality in a patriarchal society to achieving unity among
members of a multi-ethnic society that are further divided along
class and religious lines. Most historical versions of national
struggles have created icons out of male figures. The authors of
this book have provided a corrective to this. They detail the
importance of the role of the women's movement, led by numerous
unsung personalities in promoting social change in Malaysia. The
book centres on a crucial argument: that in the context of an
ethnically fragmented post-colonial, authoritarian society, an
autonomous woman movement, which began in the early eighties had
actually achieved significant political success. However the study
observes that by the late 1990s, feminist issues were also readily
appropriated by the state and the market, and also suggests that
the emergence of 'market feminism' poses specific challenges for
the future of the Malaysian women's movement. This thorough and
engaging account of feminism and the women's movement in Malaysia
will capture the interest of scholars, policy makers and activists.
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