Her Story: Women's Narratives in Modern Southeast Asian Writing
Description
The essays in this collection explore the shaping traditions in carious Southeast Asian cultures and look closely at the complex interaction between these traditions and influential modern ideas as women work out their personal and cultural identities. They examine the relationship between discourse and power in women's attempts to break the silence. They look at the dynamics between power and empowerment particularly in situations of war or in the fight for independence and social justice where, along with the men, women see themselves as agents of social transformation. They make us ...
ISBN(s)
9712720705, 9789712720703
