| Women and the State in Modern Indonesia Contributor(s): Blackburn, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521104556 ISBN-13: 9780521104555 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Susan Blackburn examines how Indonesian women have engaged with the state since they began to organise a century ago. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.87 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: What do Indonesian women want their state to do for them, and, conversely, what interest has the Indonesian state in its female citizens? Indonesian women have been organizing themselves for about a century in a country renowned for diversity, a recent change to democratic rule, and the selection of a woman president. This inquiry listens to their voices by focusing on areas of greatest public controversy, such as polygamy, motherhood and violence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blackburn, Susan: - Susan Blackburn is a senior lecturer in politics at Monash University, Victoria. Her research has focussed on Indonesia and on international development. Her previous two books were Jakarta: A History (1991) and Practical Visionaries: A Study of Community Aid Abroad (1994). Her recent publications concern women in Indonesia. |