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Women's Labour, Kinship, and Economic Changes in Jinmen in the Era of Authoritarian Rule
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Abstract This article uses the life stories of three women in Jinmen to demonstrate women’s economic agency in bettering the livelihood of their families in circumstances largely shaped by Cold War geopolitics and the authoritarian state’s military strategies. It argues that women’s devotion of their labour ... view more
This article uses the life stories of three women in Jinmen to demonstrate women’s economic agency in bettering the livelihood of their families in circumstances largely shaped by Cold War geopolitics and the authoritarian state’s military strategies. It argues that women’s devotion of their labour and earnings to their families was part of the reproductive processes of the kinship system, but also important to their building of social reputation and emotional ties with their loved ones. Moreover, the state’s campaign to protect traditional Chinese culture, framed within bipolar politics, supported the ideological reproduction of women’s primary roles being in the domestic sphere. While the lives of Jinmen civilians were significantly distorted in the Cold War era, their experiences of economic improvement and a certain stability in their ways of life – revolving around kinship – account for the ambivalence they now feel towards the period of authoritarian rule.... view less
Keywords
women's employment; field research; social environment; economic factors; geopolitics; kinship; cold war; life career; authoritarian system; Taiwan; military government; living conditions; gender-specific factors; reputation
Classification
General Problems, History of the Social Sciences
Free Keywords
Social Sciences; Anthropology; Taiwan; militarised authoritarianism; kinship; female labour; learning and economic agency
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 193-218
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 47 (2018) 2
Issue topic
The Making and Operation of Everyday Authoritarianism in Taiwan during the Cold War
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; reviewed