| Description |
xiii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 27 |
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NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 27
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| Contents |
1. Food for Thought: Reflections on the Conference and the Set-up of this Book / Marleen Nolten -- 2. Women, Family and Household: Tensions in Culture and Practice / Ratna Saptari -- 3. Colonial Ambivalencies: European Attitudes towards the Javanese Household (1900-1942) / Elsbeth Locher-Scholten -- 4. Representations of Women's Roles in Household and Society in Indonesian Women's Writing of the 1930s / Barbara Hatley and Susan Blackburn -- 5. Reconstructing Boundaries and Beyond / Sylvia Tiwon -- 6. Beyond Women and the Household in Java: Re-examining the Boundaries / Diane Wolf -- 7. Houses, People and Residence: The Fluidity of Ambonese Living Arrangements / Keebet von Benda-Beckmann and Franz von Benda-Beckmann -- 8. Bitter Honey: Female Agency and the Polygynous Household, North Bali / Megan Jennaway -- 9. The Salty Mouth of a Senior Woman: Gender and the House in Minangkabau / Joke van Reenen -- 10. Different Times, Different Orientations: Family Life in a Javanese Village / Juliette Koning -- 11. Negotiating Gender, Kinship and Livelihood Practices in an Indonesian Transmigration Area / Becky Elmhirst -- 12. Staying Behind: Conflict and Compromise in Toba Batak Migration / Janet Rodenburg -- 13. Women's Networks in Cloth Production and Exchange in Flores / Willemijn de Jong -- 14. Networks of Reproduction among Cigarette Factory Women in East Java / Ratna Saptari -- 15. Hidden Managers at Home: Elite Javanese Women Running New Order Family Firms / G. G. Weix -- Overview of the papers presented at the WIVS conference |
| Notes |
"This book originates from a conference entitled 'Indonesian Women in the Household and Beyond' that was held in The Netherlands in 1995" - pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Subject |
Households -- Indonesia.
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Women -- Indonesia -- Economic conditions.
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Women -- Indonesia -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Indonesia.
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| Author |
Koning, Juliette.
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Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
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| LC no. |
2004351871 |
| ISBN |
0700711562 |
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