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1 online resource (xxiii, 246 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Ohio University research in international studies, Southeast Asia series ; no. 125
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Research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 125.
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| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Glossary; Introduction; Chapter 1: Like Our Own Mother; Chapter 2: Two Villages in Yogyakarta; Chapter 3: Goats and Doves; Chapter 4: Gender and Agricultural Production; Chapter 5: Involuntary Voluntary Service; Chapter 6: Men's Rib; Notes; References; Index. |
| Summary |
Women's status in rural Java can appear contradictory to those both inside and outside the culture. In some ways, women have high status and broad access to resources, but other situations suggest that Javanese women lack real power and autonomy. Javanese women have major responsibilities in supporting their families and controlling household finances. They may also own and manage their own property. Yet these symbols and potential sources of independence and influence are determined by a culturally prescribed, state-reinforced, patriarchal gender ideology that limits women's autonomy. Power, |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women, Javanese -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
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Women, Javanese. |
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Social conditions. |
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Case studies.
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| Subject |
Rural women -- Indonesia -- Java -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
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Rural women. |
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Indonesia -- Java. |
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Sex role -- Indonesia -- Java -- Case studies.
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Sex role. |
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Kusujiarti, Siti.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tickamyer, Ann R. Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java. Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2011036225 |
| ISBN |
9780896804807 (electronic book) |
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0896804801 (electronic book) |
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9780896802841 (pb alkaline paper) |
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