{"product_id":"mobilizing-gay-singapore-rights-and-resistance-in-an-authoritarian-state-paperback-softback-9781439910320","title":"Mobilizing Gay Singapore; Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439910320","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMobilizing Gay Singapore\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLynette J Chua (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439910320\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.332 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e For decades, Singapore's gay activists have sought equality and justice in a state where law is used to stifle basic civil and political liberties. In her groundbreaking book, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMobilizing Gay Singapore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Lynette Chua asks, what does a social movement look like in an authoritarian state? She takes an expansive view of the gay movement to examine its emergence, development, strategies, and tactics, as well as the roles of law and rights in social processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chua tells this important story using in-depth interviews with gay activists, observations of the movement's activities-including \"Pink Dot\" events, where thousands of Singaporeans gather in annual celebrations of gay pride-movement documents, government statements, and media reports. She shows how activists deploy \"pragmatic resistance\" to gain visibility and support, tackle political norms that suppress dissent, and deal with police harassment, while avoiding direct confrontations with the law. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMobilizing Gay Singapore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e also addresses how these brave, locally engaged citizens come out into the open as gay activists and expand and diversify their efforts in the global queer political movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 1   Mobilizing Gay Rights under Authoritarianism\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 2   Legal Restrictions, Political Norms, and Being Gay in Singapore\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 3   Timorous Beginnings\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 4   Cyber Organizing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 5   Transition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 6   Coming Out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 7   Mobilizing in the Open\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 8   Pragmatic Resistance, Law, and Social Movements\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Appendix A: Research Design and Methods\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Appendix B: Study Respondents: Singapore's Gay Activists\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Appendix C: Singapore's Gay Movement Organizations and Major Events\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Notes \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e References \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52693394751768,"sku":"9781439910320","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mobilizing-gay-singapore-rights-and-resistance-in-an-authoritarian-state-paperback-softback-9781439910320","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}