| Description |
xviii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Institute of Social Studies, The Hague |
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Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (Series)
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Unravelling Hidden Histories -- 2. A Triple Loyalty: Feminism, Socialism and Nationalism -- 3. The Garuda Takes Flight: From the Colonial Period to Independence -- 4. The Old Order: Nationalism, Communism and Feminism -- 5. Gerwani: Towards the Vanguard of the Women's Movement -- 6. Gerwani: Between the PKI and Sukarno -- 7. Militant Mothers: Gerwani's Ideology -- 8. Gerwani Defamed, Sukarno Overthrown -- 9. Epilogue |
| Summary |
"This book analyses the interaction between nationalism, feminism and socialism in Indonesia from the beginning of the twentieth century up to the New Order State of President Suharto. The focus is on the communist women's organization Gerwani, which was by 1965 the largest communist women's organization in the non-communist world. Gerwani members combined feminist demands, such as reform of the marriage law, with an insistence upon a political role for women. The organization was destroyed in a campaign of sexual slander orchestrated by the military under General Suharto."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-381), glossary and index |
| Subject |
Gerwani (Organization)
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Women -- Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex role -- Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Institute of Social Studies (Netherlands)
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| LC no. |
2001058230 |
| ISBN |
0333987187 hardback |
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