Webs of Power : Women, Kin, and Community in a Sumatran Village
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0847699110
ISBN-13
9780847699117
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 12th, 2000
Print length
249 Pages
Weight
368 grams
Dimensions
22.60 x 14.90 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studiesFeminism & feminist theoryRural communities
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This text provides a fresh perspective on women in Southeast Asia. It focuses on one village, and provides insights into the gendered processes of post-coloniality.
Webs of Power offers a fresh perspective on women in Southeast Asia. Focusing on one rural Minangkabau village, the book provides vital insights into the gendered processes of post-coloniality. The Minangkabau living in West Sumatra are the largest matrilineal group in the world. They have intrigued generations of scholars because they are matrilineal and Islamic. By exploring the contestations and accommodations women and men make with state and Islamic ideologies, Webs of Power discloses the processes at the heart of globalization as well as the complexities of kinship and power in a rural agricultural community. The book challenges conventional thinking about matriliny, showing the prominence of senior women in all aspects of village life.
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