Leta Hong Fincher: 2 books
Betraying Big Brother
The Feminist Awakening in China
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
A feminist movement clashing with China’s authoritarian government
On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for thirty-seven days. The Feminist Five became a global cause célèbre, with Hillary Clinton speaking...
Leftover Women
The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
‘Scattered with inspiring life-stories of courageous women.’
The Guardian
In the early years of the People’s Republic, the Communist Party sought to transform gender relations. Yet those gains have been steadily eroded in China’s post-socialist era.
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