| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sussex library of Asian studies
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Sussex library of Asian studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; About the Book; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Author's Preface; Series Preface by Mina Roces; 1: Researching Heteronormativity; Socialisation and normalisation; Truly Asian?; Research design; Interviewing: Meaningful encounters; Reflections; Emerging themes; Embodiment; Negotiating respectability; Structure of the book; 2: Sexual Politics -- Heteronormativity, Passionate Aesthetics, and Symbolic Violence; Why study sexual politics?; Heteronormativity; Passionate aesthetics and symbolic violence; Symbolic subversion; Socio-sexual citizenship |
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Sexual politics and socio-sexual citizenshipTerminology; 3: God's Creatures -- The Public Arena of Sexuality; Scope; Religion; Islam; Hinduism; Sex workers; Women-loving women; Widows; State power; Sex workers' strategies; Women in same-sex relationships; Conclusion; 4: (De) Constructing Happy Asian Families; Scope; Some historical notes; Cracks in the system; Importance of pre-marital virginity; Arranged marriages; Polygyny in Indonesia; India: Joint families and dowry deaths; Communication between spouses; Money matters; Conclusion: Patriarchal values |
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5: Negotiating Respectability and 'Normal' FamilyScope; 'Normal' families; Growing up 'normal'; A 'good' marriage; 'Normal' disappointments; Symbolic violence; Conclusion; 6: Reduced to Mud -- Expulsion and Repulsion; Scope; Widowed and divorced women; Sex work; Women-loving women; Conclusion; 7: Something Divine -- A Satisfying Sex Life?; Scope; Sex workers' private lives; Widows' lives; Women living with women; Conclusion; 8: Entertainers and Soft Butches -- Identities and Subjectivities; Scope; Sex workers' identity; Views of women in same-sex relationships |
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Views of widowed and divorced womenConclusion; 9: This Crazy Energy -- Symbolic Subversion; Scope; Empowerment; Continuum of subversion; Widows' sexuality; Reasons for sex work; Views of women-loving women; Seeking economic stability; Finding sexual partners; Respectability in the community; Family life; Conclusion; 10: A House of My Own -- Strategies for the Future; Scope; Negotiating normalcy; Desires of women-loving women; Desires of widows; Sex workers' futures; Conclusion; 11: The Sliding Scales of Heteronormativity and Symbolic Subversion; Scope; Embodiment and intersections |
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Passionate aestheticsSliding scale of subversion; Sexual rights and queer studies; Sliding scale of heteronormativity; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Minority women -- Indonesia.
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Minority women. |
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Indonesia. |
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Minority women -- India.
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India. |
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Sex -- Political aspects -- Indonesia.
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Sex -- Political aspects. |
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Sex. |
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Sex -- Political aspects -- India.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bhaiyā, Ābhā.
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Katjasungkana, Nursyahbani.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9781845195502 1845195507 (DLC) 2014032422 (OCoLC)795177584 |
| ISBN |
9781782843344 (electronic book) |
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1782843345 (electronic book) |
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9781782843368 (electronic book) |
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1782843361 (electronic book) |
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9781845195502 |
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1845195507 |
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