Wives, Mistresses and Matriarchs - Asian Women Today

In this rich and perceptive book, veteran journalist Louise Williams shatters the myth of the submissive Asian woman of Western lore with her vivid portraits of politicians, callgirls and mistresses, revolutionary heroines, laborers, and business magnates.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introducing Yurnilawati: The Only Child (Indonesia) Chapter 2 The Maid and the Washing Machine (Hong Kong/Philippines) Chapter 3 Splitting the Bamboo (Philippines) Chapter 4 I Am Not a Prostitute (Philippines) Chapter 5 A Tale of Four Mothers (Hong Kong) Chapter 6 The Mistress Village (China) Chapter 7 Her Father's Face (Hong Kong/China) Chapter 8 The Execution of Nguyen Thi Chien (China) Chapter 9 A Heroine (Vietnam) Chapter 10 The Rear Legs of the Elephant (Thailand) Chapter 11 The Night Bus to Bangkok (Thailand) Chapter 12 The Girl in the White Mercedes Benz (Thailand) Chapter 13 Her Father's Daughter (Burma) Chapter 14 Rich Bitch (Burma) Chapter 15 An Arranged Marriage (Pakistan) Chapter 16 Mothers of the Uprising (South Korea) Chapter 17 The CEO (South Korea) Chapter 18 The Love Boat (Singapore) Chapter 19 The Re-education Camp (Laos) Chapter 20 The Only Man in the Cabinet (Sri Lanka) Chapter 21 On Stoning for Adultery (Indonesia) Chapter 22 The Princess (Indonesia) Chapter 23 Java's Empty Villages (Indonesia) Chapter 24 Bibliography

About the author

By Louise Williams

Product details

• Authors: Louise Williams
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.1998
• EAN: 9780847691395
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9139-5
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Sociology: family & relationships, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships