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The Flaming Womb
Barbara Watson Andaya
其他書名
Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia
出版University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01-01
主題Social Science / Women's StudiesHistory / Asia / Southeast Asia
ISBN08248295579780824829551
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tClCMl7hswQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The Princess of the Flaming Womb, the Javanese legend that introduces this pioneering study, symbolizes the many ambiguities attached to femaleness in Southeast Asian societies. Yet, despite these ambiguities, the relatively egalitarian nature of male-female relations in Southeast Asia is central to arguments claiming a coherent identity for the region. This challenging work by senior scholar Barbara Watson Andaya considers such contradictions while offering a thought-provoking view of Southeast Asian history that focuses on women's roles and perceptions. Andaya explores the broad themes of the early modern era (1500-1800) - the introduction of new religions, major economic shifts, changing patterns of state control, the impact of elite lifestyles and behaviors - drawing on an extraordinary range of sources and citing numerous examples from Thai, Vietnamese, Burmese, Philippine, and Malay societies.