{"product_id":"mobilizing-gay-singapore-lynette-j-chua-9781439910320","title":"Mobilizing Gay Singapore: Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynette J. Chua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439910324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439910320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Lynette J. Chua","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46136036720895,"sku":"9781439910320","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1dc59cf-54de-4c59-a336-7cbc72412500.jpg?v=1726415495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mobilizing-gay-singapore-lynette-j-chua-9781439910320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}