Village Mothers, City Daughters : : Women and Urbanization in Sarawak / / ed. by Hew Cheng Sim.
This unique volume draws together a compelling collection of studies on the diverse and transformatory experiences of women as they encounter the forces of modernization altering the face of contemporary Borneo. The authors, all locally based scholars specializing in gender issues, shed much-needed...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2007] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- The Contributors -- 1 Urbanization in Sarawak: A Context -- 2 Gender, Wages and Labour Migration -- 3 Women and Health -- 4 Madness and the Hegemony of Healing: The Legacy of Colonial Psychiatry in Sarawak -- 5 Elderly Women’s Experiences of Urbanization -- 6 Like a Chicken Standing on One Leg: Urbanization and Single Mothers -- 7 From Highlands to Lowlands: Kelabit Women and Their Migrant Daughters -- 8 Conclusion -- Index |
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Summary: | This unique volume draws together a compelling collection of studies on the diverse and transformatory experiences of women as they encounter the forces of modernization altering the face of contemporary Borneo. The authors, all locally based scholars specializing in gender issues, shed much-needed light upon this hidden academic area. It presents the human and gendered face of development and discusses the pressing issue of urbanization and rural-urban migration in its many facets as experienced by women in this multicultural and fascinating region in Southeast Asia. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789812305725 9783111024707 9783110663006 9783110606683 |
DOI: | 10.1355/9789812305725 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Hew Cheng Sim. |