{"product_id":"gendered-cityscapes-perspectives-on-identity-and-equity-in-urban-asia","title":"GENDERED CITYSCAPES: Perspectives on Identity and Equity in Urban Asia","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Divya Upadhyaya Joshi, Hiromi Tanaka, and Chompoonuh K. Perpoonwiwat (Editors)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788131611142\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01-12-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory:\u003c\/strong\u003e India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGendered Cityscapes\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an insightful exploration into the complex realities of gender disparity in urban spaces across Asia. The book highlights the persistent gender gaps in these urban areas, where systemic inequities continue to prevail despite social, economic, and political progress in many regions. The contributors explore emerging aspects of gendered urbanisms, drawing from diverse perspectives across Asian countries, and advocate for corrective national policies to address these gaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection of essays here examines the multi-dimensional relationship between gender, urban spaces, and socio-political environments, emphasizing the need for public and civic action to rectify the inequalities. The book underscores that urban development and modernization should go hand in hand with addressing the gendered power imbalances present in cities. The authors provide a comprehensive understanding of these issues and propose a roadmap for social change, advocating for policies that can bridge the gender gap and empower women within these urban settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRethinking the Intersectionality of Socio-Spatial Relations in Postcolonial India\u003c\/strong\u003e – Kamala Marius\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodily Transgressions and the Gendering of Trade in an Urban Fish Market\u003c\/strong\u003e – Holly M. Hapke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpowering Women\u003c\/strong\u003e – Siripurapu Padmaja\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender-Friendly Educational Programmes in Historical Urban Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e – I. Kyselka, P. Hudec, and P. Blizkovsky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisability, Gender, and Urban Spaces in India\u003c\/strong\u003e – S. Karmakar and V. Saxena\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFashion Trends and the Construction of an Idealized Femininity in Modern Urban Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e – Kyoko Koma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender and Sexualization in Urban Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hiromi Tanaka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrban Women, Sexuality, and Patriarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Amitabh Singh and Jyoti Joshi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sandeep Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Thai Urban Transgender Sex Workers\u003c\/strong\u003e – Kittikorn Sankatiprapa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Urban Girl Child and the Transformative Role of School Education\u003c\/strong\u003e – Aleesha Tangri\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomen’s Agency and Urban Spaces\u003c\/strong\u003e – Divya Upadhyaya Joshi and Pooja Bohra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Crises of Ethnicity and Urbanism in India\u003c\/strong\u003e – B.R. Pant and Raghubir Chand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomestic Violence and Gender in the Urban Himalayan Home\u003c\/strong\u003e – Chhavi Arya and Chetna Jantwal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChanging Gender Ratios and Life in the Urban Central Himalaya\u003c\/strong\u003e – Ramesh Chandra Taragi and Raghubir Chand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors \/ Editors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivya Upadhyaya Joshi, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e – Professor of Political Science and Deputy Director of the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre at Kumaun University, Nainital, India. Her research specializes in gender studies, particularly the dynamics of gender in marginalized mountain areas of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiromi Tanaka, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e – Associate Professor in the School of Information and Communication at Meiji University, Japan. She focuses on feminist media studies and is currently working on projects related to social media, gender, and emotional AI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChompoonuh K. Perpoonwiwat, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e – Associate Professor of Economics at Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok. 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