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About the author leta hong fincher is an awardwinning journalist and the first american to receive a ph. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. In leftover women, leta hong fincher exposes shocking levels of structural discrimination against women and highlights the broader damage this has caused to chinas economy, politics, and development. Her book is a wellresearched and riveting read, including a number of gripping personal accounts straight from chinas socalled leftover women. Leftover women reveals unequal shares of chinas growing. As young people in china increasingly embrace the basic ideal of gender equality, feminism is beginning to influence traditionally maledominated, social movements says author leta hong fincher who has written a new book called betraying big brother the feminist awakening. Journalist leta hong fincher and headscarves and hymens author mona eltahawy discuss hong fincher s new book, betraying big brother. The fact that lake fails to mention hong fincher anywhere in her new book struck a number of china experts as shady at best and something that deserves to be addressed. The resurgence of gender inequality in china asian arguments. Leta hong fincher s book betraying big brother verso was named one of the best books of 2018 by vanity fair, newsweek, bitch media, autostraddle and foreign policy interrupted. Researcher leta hong fincher, in her new book, betraying big brother, writes that for the first time since 1949, organized feminist activists independent of the communist party have. Leta hong fincher s subject researched through statistical analysis, sociological surveys and extensive firsthand interviewing is the toxic vitality of sexism in china today. Author leta hong fincher discusses her new book, betraying big brother. Jan 01, 2014 leta hong fincher was a journalist before completing a phd in sociology at beijings tsinghua university.
In fact, women in china have experienced a dramatic rollback of rights and gains relative to men. Leta hong fincher was a journalist before completing a phd in sociology at beijings tsinghua university. At the time that i wrote that book, i felt that this is not a movement, really. Leta hong fincher we are witnessing an extraordinary moment in modern chinese history growing numbers of women are angry about the misogyny and injustice in their lives.
The feminist awakening in china, author and academic leta hong fincher looks at the impact of the feminist five on. In leftover women, journalist leta hong fincher exposes shocking levels of structural discrimination against women and highlights the broader damage this has. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Leta hong finchers subject researched through statistical analysis, sociological surveys and. Bloomberg tried to ruin me for speaking out on china reporting. Leftover women by leta hongfincher, 9781783607891, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Journalist hong fincher, a doctoral candidate at tsinghua university, describes a statesponsored backlash against economically independent single women in urban china, and the growing wealth gap it enforces, in this highly suggestive study. Rebecca karl, an associate professor of history at new york university, also published a note in the modern chinese literature and culture website saying that lake appears to nowhere acknowledge in print how much her work and her text are indebted to leta hong fincher, whose 2014 book, leftover women. Feminisms extraordinary moment in china right now, and. The resurgence of gender inequality in china asian arguments 1st by leta hong fincher isbn.
In leftover women, journalist leta hongfincher exposes shocking levels of structural discrimination against women and highlights the broader damage this has caused to chinas economy, politics, and development. Through interviews with the feminist five and other leading chinese activists, hong fincher illuminates both the difficulties they face and their joy of. Leta has written for the new york times, washington post, the guardian, dissent magazine, ms. Leta hong fincher is a journalist and scholar who has written for the new york times, washington post, the guardian, ms. Leta hong fincher, a wellknown independent scholar of china, has been researching and writing about the countrys unmarried, educated. Why the world should pay attention to chinas feminists time. Sep 28, 2018 journalist leta hong fincher and headscarves and hymens author mona eltahawy discuss hong finchers new book, betraying big brother. Leta hong fincher s account of a powerful network of activists is a foundational text on feminism in contemporary china, rich with scholarship and a grasp of history. Nov 21, 2018 researcher leta hong fincher, in her new book, betraying big brother, writes that for the first time since 1949, organized feminist activists independent of the communist party have. This book is based on her phd project on the underresearched connections between leftover women, chinas property market, and gender inequality.
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