Women and the State in Modern Indonesia

Type

Book

Authors

Susan Blackburn

ISBN 10

0521842255

ISBN 13

9780521842259

Tags

Asia, Women in History, Social Sciences, Women's Studies, Asian, Political Science, Gender Studies

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. - from Amzon

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