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Women and the state in modern Indonesia /

0511266162 (electronic bk.)

9780511266164 (electronic bk.)

0511263910

0511265441 (electronic bk.)

0521842255 (hardback)

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Women and the state in modern Indonesia /

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Susan Blackburn

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Includes bibliographical references and index

In the first study of the kind, Susan Blackburn examines how Indonesian women have engaged with the state since they began to organise a century ago. Voices from the women's movement resound in these pages, posing demands such as education for girls and reform of marriage laws. The state, for its part, is shown attempting to control women. The book investigates the outcomes of these mutual claims, and the power of the state and the women's movement in improving women's lives. It also questions the effects on women of recent changes to the state, such as Indonesia's transition to democracy and the election of its first female president. The wider context is important. On some issues, like reproductive health, international institutions have been influential, and as the largest Islamic society in the world, Indonesia offers special insights into the role of religion in shaping relations between women and the state.--Publisher description

Women and the state in modern Indonesia.

0521842255

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Feminism-- Indonesia-- History-- 20th century

Women-- Indonesia-- Social conditions-- 20th century

Indonesia, Politics and government, 20th century

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Blackburn, Susan,1947-

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