Gender in Modern East Asia
by Barbara Molony, Janet Theiss, Hyaeweol Choi
A comparative history of gender in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam from 1600 to the present, exploring social, political, and cultural change.
About This Book
Gender in Modern East Asia examines the evolution of gender norms and practices in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam over four centuries.
The book situates gender within broader political, economic, and cultural transformations from the early modern period to today.
Authors draw on diverse sources to highlight both common regional patterns and distinct national experiences.
Topics include family structures, labor, education, law, and political participation as they relate to gender.
The work provides a comparative framework for understanding continuity and change in East Asian societies.
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