The East Asian Modern Girl

Download or read book The East Asian Modern Girl written by Sumei Wang and published by Modern Asian Art and Visual Cu. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The East Asian Modern Girl' reports the long-neglected experiences of modern women in East Asia during the interwar period. The edited volume includes original studies on the modern girl in Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, Japan, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, which reveal differentiated forms of colonial modernity, influences of global media and the struggles of women at the time. The advent of the East Asian modern girl is particularly meaningful for it signifies a separation from traditional Confucian influences and progression toward global media and capitalism, which involves high political and economic tension between the East and West. This book presents geo-historical investigations on the multi-force triggered phenomenon and how it eventually contributed to greater post-war transformations"--Back cover.