Women's Agency and Resistance in Indonesia Nation, Militarism, and Memoirs of Violence |
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| Author:
| Sunindyo, Saraswati |
| Series title: | Comparative Feminist Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4039-6110-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $111.95 |
Book Description:
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Women's Agency and Resistance in Indonesia critically analyzes the history of Indonesian feminism and Indonesian women's resistance to political and economic violence. Through a variety of local and national women's movements, the book explores the importance of gender in the building of the Indonesian nation-state and in the way in which Indonesia has been positioned economically in the new globalized economy.
Women's Agency and Resistance in Indonesia critically analyzes the history of Indonesian feminism and Indonesian women's resistance to political and economic violence. Through a variety of local and national women's movements, the book explores the importance of gender in the building of the Indonesian nation-state and in the way in which Indonesia has been positioned economically in the new globalized economy.