Women warriors in Southeast Asia /

Women warriors in Southeast Asia /

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Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xxvi, 306 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 147 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 147.
Subject:	Women soldiers -- Southeast Asia -- History. Women guerrillas -- Southeast Asia -- History. Women in war -- Southeast Asia -- History. Women in combat -- Southeast Asia -- History. Women and the military -- Southeast Asia -- History. Women and the military. Women guerrillas. Women in combat. Women in war. Women soldiers. Southeast Asia. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12040214

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Other authors / contributors:	Lanzona, Vina A., editor. Rettig, Tobias, editor.
ISBN:	9781138829350 1138829358 9781315737829 9781317571858 9781317571834 9781317571841
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book brings together a wide range of case studies to explore the experiences and significance of women warriors in Southeast Asian history from ancient to contemporary times. Using a number of sources, including royal chronicles, diaries, memoirs and interviews, the book discusses why women warriors were active in a domain traditionally preserved for men, and how they arguably transgressed peacetime gender boundaries as agents of violence. From multidisciplinary perspectives, the chapters assess what drove women to take on a variety of roles, namely palace guards, guerrillas and war leaders, and to what extent their experiences were different to those of men. The reader is taken on an almost 1,500-year long journey through a crossroads region well-known for the diversity of its peoples and cultures, but also their ability to creatively graft foreign ideas onto existing ones. The book also explores the re-integration of women into post-conflict Southeast Asian societies, including the impact (or lack thereof) of newly established international norms, and frequent turn towards pre-conflict gender roles in these societies. Written by an international team of scholars, this book will be of interest to academics working on Southeast Asian Studies, Gender Studies, low intensity conflicts and revolutions, and War, Conflict, and Peace Studies"--

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