"Male" and "female" in Southeast Asia /
"Male" and "female" in Southeast Asia /
edited by Wazir Jahan Karim.
- xiv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Cross-cultural perspectives on women, vol. 14 1068-8536 ; .
- Cross-cultural perspectives on women ; v. 14. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Part I: Theoretical Overview - R. Firth, A Woman Looks Back on Feminist Anthropology - W. J. Karim, Introduction: Genderizing Anthropology in Southeast Asia - W. J. Karim, Bilateralism and Gender in Southeast Asia - O. Hutheesing, Gender at the Centre and Periphery of Southeast Asia - Part II: Ethnography and Culture - J. Nagata, Modern Malay Women and the Message of the 'Veil' - M. Hobart, Engendering Disquiet: On Kinship and Gender in Bali - M. Ngaosyvathn, Buddhism, Merit Making and Gender: A Competition for Salvation in Laos - S. O'Harrow, Vietnamese Women and Confucianism: Creating Spaces from Patriarchy - F. Hughes-Freeland, Performance and Gender in Javanese Palace Tradition - Part III: Methodological Issues - J. F. Illo, Redefining the 'Maybahay' or Housewife: Reflections on the Nature of Women's Work in the Philippines - I. Rudie, A Methodology of 'Eating': Cooperation, Support, and Reputation in Kelantan Malay Households - P. Van Esterik, Rewriting Gender and Development Anthropology in Southeast Asia
0854969055 (cloth) 1859730272 (pbk.)
Sex role--Southeast Asia.
Gender identity--Southeast Asia.
Women--Social conditions.--Southeast Asia
Feminist anthropology--Southeast Asia.
Women--Identity.--Southeast Asia
Gender studies.
305.30959 / K.W.M
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Part I: Theoretical Overview - R. Firth, A Woman Looks Back on Feminist Anthropology - W. J. Karim, Introduction: Genderizing Anthropology in Southeast Asia - W. J. Karim, Bilateralism and Gender in Southeast Asia - O. Hutheesing, Gender at the Centre and Periphery of Southeast Asia - Part II: Ethnography and Culture - J. Nagata, Modern Malay Women and the Message of the 'Veil' - M. Hobart, Engendering Disquiet: On Kinship and Gender in Bali - M. Ngaosyvathn, Buddhism, Merit Making and Gender: A Competition for Salvation in Laos - S. O'Harrow, Vietnamese Women and Confucianism: Creating Spaces from Patriarchy - F. Hughes-Freeland, Performance and Gender in Javanese Palace Tradition - Part III: Methodological Issues - J. F. Illo, Redefining the 'Maybahay' or Housewife: Reflections on the Nature of Women's Work in the Philippines - I. Rudie, A Methodology of 'Eating': Cooperation, Support, and Reputation in Kelantan Malay Households - P. Van Esterik, Rewriting Gender and Development Anthropology in Southeast Asia
0854969055 (cloth) 1859730272 (pbk.)
Sex role--Southeast Asia.
Gender identity--Southeast Asia.
Women--Social conditions.--Southeast Asia
Feminist anthropology--Southeast Asia.
Women--Identity.--Southeast Asia
Gender studies.
305.30959 / K.W.M