| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Queer Asia |
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Queer Asia.
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| Contents |
Illustrations; Note on Romanization and Translation; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Living Spaces; 2. Consumption Spaces; 3. Regulatory Spaces; 4. Political Spaces; 5. Cultural Spaces; Epilogue; Notes; Profile of Informants; Methodological Notes; Interview Guide; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Dense living conditions in Hong Kong do not provide much privacy for lesbians and other sexual minorities living with their families. As a result, lesbians often locate alternative spaces to develop support networks with other women. Others reject the notion of lesbian spaces and instead assert their visibility in different aspects of everyday life. Based on life history interviews with several dozen lesbians living in Hong Kong, this book maps the complex relations between personal subjectivities and spatialities as they emerge and interact with various social justice movements and alternativ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lesbians -- China -- Hong Kong
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Space -- Social aspects -- China -- Hong Kong
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Sociology, Urban -- China -- Hong Kong
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Lesbians
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Sociology, Urban
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China -- Hong Kong
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789888053797 |
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9888053795 |
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9789888083015 |
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9888083015 |
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9789888083022 |
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9888083023 |
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