Fields, Forest, and Family - Women''s Work and Power in Rural Laos

Informationen zum Autor Carol Ireson Klappentext Until the Vietnam War, Laotian women had traditionally sustained the household and local economy with their work in field, forest and family. This book focuses on the ways in which women from three ethnic groups have responded to the political and social changes which have occurred since the war. Zusammenfassung Until the Vietnam War, Laotian women had traditionally sustained the household and local economy with their work in field, forest and family. This book focuses on the ways in which women from three ethnic groups have responded to the political and social changes which have occurred since the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Women: Power, Subordination, and Development * Laos: History, Society, and the Situation of Women * Traditional Sources of Power in Rural Womens Lives * Women of Luang Prabang * Womens Changing Agricultural Activities * Forest Gathering, Crafts, and Marketing * Family, Home, and Children * Politics of Gender and Development: Transformation of the Lao Womens Union * Rural Laotian Women: Work, Power, and Development

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carol Ireson, Carol J. Ireson
• Editore: Perseus Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.1999
• EAN: 9780813337302
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-3730-2
• Pagine: 312
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Laos, Soziale und ethische Themen, Dörfer, Landgemeinden