Peasants, Proletarians and Prostitutes A Preliminary Investigation into the Work of Chinese Women in Colonial Malaya

This book uses a socio-historical approach with feminist insight to examine the work of Chinese women in colonial Malaya, specifically those who worked as prostitutes, mui tsai, domestic servants, tin and rubber workers, hawkers and construction workers. The study questions the view that all women i...

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1. Verfasser: Lai, Ah Eng (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Singapore ISEAS Publishing [1986]
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Zusammenfassung:This book uses a socio-historical approach with feminist insight to examine the work of Chinese women in colonial Malaya, specifically those who worked as prostitutes, mui tsai, domestic servants, tin and rubber workers, hawkers and construction workers. The study questions the view that all women in traditional society were subordinated
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ISBN:9789814345989
DOI:10.1355/9789814345989