Transnational Divorce: Understanding Intimacies and Inequalities from Singapore Contributor(s): Quah, Sharon Ee Ling (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138389633 ISBN-13: 9781138389632 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Family & Relationships | Divorce & Separation - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 306.890 |
LCCN: 2019053646 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (0.80 lbs) 148 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book explores the transnational aspects of divorce experiences. Transnational Divorce uncovers the stories of four main groups of transnational divorcees at the field site of Singapore, including low-income marriage migrant women from less wealthy countries, low-income citizen men, middle-class living apart together divorced parents and overseas-based citizen divorced mothers. Employing transnational, intersectional feminist perspectives, the book extends the author's earlier conceptualisation of divorce biography to propose a new framework of transnational divorce biography. The transnational divorce biography framework provides readers a useful analytical tool to make sense of transnational divorced individuals' messy experiences in working out their transborder intimacy practices. Meandering through their accounts, the author weaves together a strong narrative of inequalities and privileges at the site of intimate life. The book ends with an epilogue on fire dragon feminism where the author discusses place-based feminist mission of activism and resistance. Transnational Divorce will appeal to researchers and policy makers interested in transnational relationships, family studies and sociology in general. |