Eros of International Relations: Self-Feminizing and the Claiming of Postcolonial Chineseness - Couverture rigide

Shih, Chih-Yu

 
9789888754045: Eros of International Relations: Self-Feminizing and the Claiming of Postcolonial Chineseness
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9888754041 ISBN 13 : 9789888754045
Editeur : Hong Kong University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Eros of International Relations: Self-Feminizing and the Claiming of Postcolonial Chineseness is a distinctive work that explores the much-neglected Chinese perspective in broader international relations theory. Using the concept of "self-feminizing"-adoption of a feminine identity to oblige and achieve mutual caring as a relational strategy-this book argues that postcolonial actors have employed gendered identities in order to survive the squeezing pressure of globalization and nationalism in their own ways. Sovereign actors who have historically claimed to act on behalf of Chineseness have taken advantage of the images of femininity thrust upon them by transnational capitalism, the media, or intellectual thought. Shih illustrates the feminist potential for emancipation through a range of empirical examples, showing that women of various Chinese characteristics, acting on behalf of their nation, city, and corporations, reject the masculinization of their groups of belonging as remedy for inferiority or threat. Carried out effectively, Shih argues, actors who self-feminize have the potential to deconstruct the binaries of masculine competition and seek alternative strategies under the postcolonial global order. Eros of International Relations is a welcome contribution that ties together revisionist yet friendly reflections on the current studies of postcolonialism, international relations, relational theory, China studies, cultural studies, and feminism.

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À propos de l?auteur

Chih-yu Shih is University Chair Professor at National Taiwan University.

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Éditeur
Hong Kong University Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9888754041
ISBN 13 
9789888754045
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
140
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Personne responsable
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