Women's Sexualities and Masculinities in a Globalizing Asia

"The authors here point toward the multiplicity of meanings and impact within the anti-hegemonic practices they describe. More importantly, by continually emphasizing the difference cultural specificity introduces to similarly called terms and practices, the authors and chapters here work toward expanding our often thin conceptions of sexuality, subversion, dominance and gender." - The Feminist Review

"As the diversity of contexts and the different methodologies from various disciplines evince, this book is an invaluable contribution to comparative, postcolonial, transnational feminist and queer scholarship...no doubt a great companion for any scholars and students interested in women, masculinities, and sexualities in a globalizing Asia." - Gendered Perspectives on International Development

"An exciting collection that addresses persistent problems in social theory and activism. Is feminist analysis more perceptive than queer analysis in understanding Asian women's same-sex experiences? How does attention class alter how we understand globalization and identity? These essays, by anthropologists, historians and local activist scholars, encourage us to ask new questions and should be read by anyone interested in gender, sexuality and culture today." - Don Kulick, Professor of Anthropology; Director of the Centre for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, New York University, USA; author of Travesti: Sex, Gender and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes