{"product_id":"the-birth-of-chinese-feminism-essential-texts-in-transnational-theory-weatherhead-books-on-asia","title":"The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory (Weatherhead Books on Asia)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe-Yin Zhen (ca. 1884-1920?) was a theorist who figured centrally in the birth of Chinese feminism. Unlike her contemporaries  she was concerned less with Chinas fate as a nation and more with the relationship among patriarchy  imperialism  capitalism  and gender subjugation as global historical problems. This volume  the first translation and study of He-Yins work in English  critically reconstructs early twentieth-century Chinese feminist thought in a transnational context by juxtaposing He-Yin Zhens writing against works by two better-known male interlocutors of her time.  The editors begin with a detailed analysis of He-Yin Zhens life and thought. They then present annotated translations of six of her major essays  as well as two foundational tracts by her male contemporaries  Jin Tianhe (1874-1947) and Liang Qichao (18731929)  to which He-Yins work responds and with which it engages. Jin  a poet and educator  and Liang  a philosopher and journalist  understood feminism as a paternalistic cause that liberals like themselves should defend. He-Yin presents an alternative conception that draws upon anarchism and other radical trends. Ahead of her time  He-Yin Zhen complicates conventional accounts of feminism and Chinas history  offering original perspectives on sex  gender  labor  and power that remain relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983973511221,"sku":"ByrdShop_023116291X","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-birth-of-chinese-feminism-essential-texts-in-transnational-theory-weatherhead-books-on-asia","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}