HST U313 - Gender and Revolution in Russia and China

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Surveys the complex interrelationships between socialist ideology, gender, and ethnicity in Russia and China during the twentieth century in this comparative study of women and gender in two socialist societies. Examines the ways in which Communist revolutionaries confronted national traditions of subordination in their efforts to transform women's conditions in Russia and China. Although vast differences exist between the two countries, there are several important points of comparison that provide critical material: deep-seated patriarchal traditions, socialist revolutions in which women's equality was pushed to the forefront against "backward" national traditions, and modern postrevolutionary backlashes against women's rights in both countri

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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