Wives, mistresses, and matriarchs : Asian women today
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Wives, mistresses, and matriarchs : Asian women today
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999
1st American ed
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Originally published: London : Allen & Unwin, 1998
Includes bibliographical references and index
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hbk. ISBN 9780847691388
内容説明
This rich and perceptive book shatters the myth of the submissive Asian woman with its vivid portraits of women in the region. Drawing on her many years working in Asia, Louise Williams frames the issues facing women through the experiences of politicians, call-girls and mistresses, revolutionary heroines, laborers, and business magnates. Set in a vast region of enormous social disparity and rapid change, these unique stories dispel Western stereotypes and show just how often the concerns of women in Asia differ from those of women in the West.
目次
Chapter 1 Introducing Yurnilawati: The Only Child (Indonesia) Chapter 2 The Maid and the Washing Machine (Hong Kong/Philippines) Chapter 3 Splitting the Bamboo (Philippines) Chapter 4 I Am Not a Prostitute (Philippines) Chapter 5 A Tale of Four Mothers (Hong Kong) Chapter 6 The Mistress Village (China) Chapter 7 Her Father's Face (Hong Kong/China) Chapter 8 The Execution of Nguyen Thi Chien (China) Chapter 9 A Heroine (Vietnam) Chapter 10 The Rear Legs of the Elephant (Thailand) Chapter 11 The Night Bus to Bangkok (Thailand) Chapter 12 The Girl in the White Mercedes Benz (Thailand) Chapter 13 Her Father's Daughter (Burma) Chapter 14 Rich Bitch (Burma) Chapter 15 An Arranged Marriage (Pakistan) Chapter 16 Mothers of the Uprising (South Korea) Chapter 17 The CEO (South Korea) Chapter 18 The Love Boat (Singapore) Chapter 19 The Re-education Camp (Laos) Chapter 20 The Only Man in the Cabinet (Sri Lanka) Chapter 21 On Stoning for Adultery (Indonesia) Chapter 22 The Princess (Indonesia) Chapter 23 Java's Empty Villages (Indonesia) Chapter 24 Bibliography
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pbk. ISBN 9780847691395
内容説明
This rich and perceptive book shatters the myth of the submissive Asian woman with its vivid portraits of women in the region. Drawing on her many years working in Asia, Louise Williams frames the issues facing women through the experiences of individuals. We are introduced to women as varied as politicians, call girls and mistresses, revolutionary heroines, laborers, and business magnates. Exploring the paths to power_both private and public_available to women in Asia, Williams has had remarkable access to both the famous and the faceless. She skillfully draws out the stories of extraordinary individuals ranging from Benazir Bhutto, Corazon Aquino, and Aung San Suu Kyi to the one-time Viet Cong commando, the Jakarta factory girl, the Korean publisher, and the Osecond wifeO in the Chinese mistress village that serves Hong KongOs wealthy men.
Common themes emerge: the expectation that women will place their OdutiesO to their husbands at the forefront of their daily lives, whether or not they have their own vocations to pursue; the continuing importance placed on the need to bear male children; and the pervasive attitude among Asian men that extramarital relationships are their prerogative. We discover how a region that elects the worldOs first female prime minister at the same time tolerates child prostitution in Bangkok and Manila. We see how women can rise to the top of industrial conglomerates or be sold into servitude. Set in a vast region of enormous social disparity and rapid change, these unique stories dispel Western stereotypes and show just how often the concerns of women in Asia differ from those of women in the West.
目次
Chapter 1 Introducing Yurnilawati: The Only Child (Indonesia) Chapter 2 The Maid and the Washing Machine (Hong Kong/Philippines) Chapter 3 Splitting the Bamboo (Philippines) Chapter 4 I Am Not a Prostitute (Philippines) Chapter 5 A Tale of Four Mothers (Hong Kong) Chapter 6 The Mistress Village (China) Chapter 7 Her Father's Face (Hong Kong/China) Chapter 8 The Execution of Nguyen Thi Chien (China) Chapter 9 A Heroine (Vietnam) Chapter 10 The Rear Legs of the Elephant (Thailand) Chapter 11 The Night Bus to Bangkok (Thailand) Chapter 12 The Girl in the White Mercedes Benz (Thailand) Chapter 13 Her Father's Daughter (Burma) Chapter 14 Rich Bitch (Burma) Chapter 15 An Arranged Marriage (Pakistan) Chapter 16 Mothers of the Uprising (South Korea) Chapter 17 The CEO (South Korea) Chapter 18 The Love Boat (Singapore) Chapter 19 The Re-education Camp (Laos) Chapter 20 The Only Man in the Cabinet (Sri Lanka) Chapter 21 On Stoning for Adultery (Indonesia) Chapter 22 The Princess (Indonesia) Chapter 23 Java's Empty Villages (Indonesia) Chapter 24 Bibliography
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