Social Theory in Contemporary Asia.
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Series
Published
- Hoboken : Taylor & Francis 2010
Physical description
1 online resource (158 pages)
ISBN
- 9780203849736
- 0203849736
Notes
- Print version record.
Contents
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Understanding intimacy, re.exivity and identity in contemporary Asia; 1 Contesting intimacy, re.exivity and identity in contemporary social theory; 2 Intimacy, reflexivity and identity in contemporary Asia; 3 Reflexivity and the transformation of gender identity in cosmopolitan Asia; 4 Postmodern Confucianism, 'moral economies' and 'biopolitical otherness' in rede.ning intimacy and identity in Southeast Asia; 5 Sex and 'singlehood' as a source of tension in contemporary Asia.
- 6 Cultural production, intimacy and identity: Paradigms of resistance and Islamic orthodoxy in AsiaConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Related item
- Print version:: Brooks, Ann. Social Theory in Contemporary Asia. Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, ©2010 ; ISBN: 9780415551090
Genre
- Electronic books.
- text
Language
- English
- Philosophical debates around individualization and the implications for intimacy, reflexivity and identity have occupied a central part of social and cultural theorizing in the West. This book analyses the relevance of these debates in the context of contemporary Asia. It provides analysis of the debates on Asian culture and society.
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