Masters and managers : a study of gender relations in urban Java /
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Author / Creator: | Sullivan, Norma. |
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Imprint: | St. Leonards, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, c1994. |
Description: | xvi, 223 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Women in Asia publication series |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1759993 |
Summary: | This study of urban women in Yogyakarta explores both the official and communal gender ideologies. It aims to clarify some misconceptions about women's status in Javanese society, and discusses topics such as the matrifocal pattern of the Javanese bilateral kinship system, and communal ritual and gender divisions. One in the 'Women in Asia' series. Includes a bibliography and an index. The author is a senior lecturer in the Australian Catholic University, and is currently a visiting associate professor of Wuhan Iron and Steel University, China. |
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Physical Description: | xvi, 223 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index. |
ISBN: | 1863737561 (pbk.) |