UID:
almafu_9959229346602883
Format:
1 online resource (295 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-4438-8301-8
Content:
Governing Sex, Building the Nation explores the sexual politics of Chinese nationalism in Taiwan between 1945 and 1979, focusing on the politicisation of prostitution and its role in the reproduction of postcolonial nationhood. This book examines the political struggle over prostitution policy that was framed within and through contested knowledge, rationales and tactics underpinning the nationalist project, constructing and policing prostitution as a social/national problem, yet also creating a market for prostitution and turning it into political opportunities that served a variety of nation
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Chronology of Historical Events, 1683-979 -- GMD Prostitution Policy in Taiwan, 1945-1979 -- Maps of Eastern Asia and Taiwan -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Character List.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4438-7238-5
Language:
English
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