Lost Goddesses The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History
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2008
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9788776940010
Publisert
2008-07-01
Utgiver
NIAS Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
350
Forfatter
Biografisk notat
Trudy Jacobsen is Assistant Professor at the Department of History, North Illinois University where among other things she teaches the history of Buddhist Southeast Asia. Earlier, she was an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Social and Political Inquiry, Monash University."'As a "first step towards a holistic history of Cambodia in which the experiences of both men and women are included and acknowledged" the work has clear significance' Quote from external reviewer"
In a narrative and visual tour de force, Trudy Jacobsen examines the relationship between women and power in Cambodian history. Here, she seeks to describe when and why the status of women changed and what factors contributed to these changes.
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In a narrative and visual tour de force, Trudy Jacobsen examines the relationship between women and power in Cambodian history. Here, she seeks to describe when and why the status of women changed and what factors contributed to these changes.
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Preface; Glossary; 1. Introducing the Goddesses; 2. Devi, Rajni, Dasi, Mat; 3. Behind the Apsara; 4. Goddesses Lost?; 5. Hostages, Heroines and Hostilities; 6. 'Traditional' Cambodia; 7. Cherchez la femme; 8. 'Liberation'; 9. Into the fields; 10. Picking Up the Pieces; 11. Contemporary Conspiracies; 12. Goddesses Found; Bibliography; Index.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9788776940010
Publisert
2008-07-01
Utgiver
NIAS Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
350
Forfatter