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Lost goddesses : the denial of female power in Cambodian history /

"In a narrative and visual tour de force, Trudy Jacobsen examines the relationship between women and power in Cambodian history. Here, she seeks to describe when and why the status of women changed and what factors contributed to these changes. Although Cambodian women have been represented at...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobsen, Trudy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2008.
Colección:Gendering Asia ; no. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In a narrative and visual tour de force, Trudy Jacobsen examines the relationship between women and power in Cambodian history. Here, she seeks to describe when and why the status of women changed and what factors contributed to these changes. Although Cambodian women have been represented at different times as 'powerless' in Western analyses, the author argues that they have continued to exercise authority outside those areas of concern to Western constructs of power."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 327 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-319) and index.
ISBN:9788776945473
8776945472