Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule

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Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule is written by Isabella Ng and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1351019848 (ISBN 10) and 9781351019842 (ISBN 13).

This book explores gender dynamics in the indigenous villages (also known as walled villages) in post-handover Hong Kong. It looks at how Hong Kong’s reunification with China has impacted the walled villagers, in particular the women, and how the walled villages’ current gender dynamics in return reflects the changes that have happened in Hong Kong after the reunification with China. It traces the historical development of the walled villages, outlines the nature of walled-village society, and explores the changes currently at work including the erosion of the rural/urban divide, the increasing participation of indigenous women in Hong Kong society more widely and the breakdown of traditional social norms, especially patriarchy.