Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
About the Book Series
The Asia Pacific has seen great social, environmental and economic change. The region is now the focus of considerable attention by the academic community. This series brings together the best of the current research from right across the social sciences and humanities.
Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Anne-Marie Hilsdon, Martha Macintyre, Vera Mackie, Maila Stivens
August 30, 2000
In recent years, the slogan "women's rights are human rights" has become a central claim of the of the global women's movement. Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives examines the critical issues raised by this embracing and expansion of the human rights discourse by feminists ...
Environment, Education and Society in the Asia-Pacific: Local Traditions and Global Discourses
1st Edition
Edited
By John Fien, Helen Sykes, David Yencken
May 08, 2000
This important book explores the interaction of global environmental discourses and local traditions and practices in twelve countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Based upon two parallel groups of studies, reviewing cultural influences in individual countries, and the attitudes of young people ...