Wives, Slaves, and Concubines : : A History of the Female Underclass in Dutch Asia / / Eric Jones.
Wives, Slaves, and Concubines argues that Dutch colonial practices and law created a new set of social and economic divisions in Batavia-Jakarta, modern-day Indonesia, to deal with difficult realities in Southeast Asia. Jones uses compelling stories from ordinary Asian women to explore the profound...
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