Women in Southeast Asian Nationalist Movements : A Biographical Approach /
In many Southeast Asian countries, anti-colonial nationalist struggles provided the first arena in which women began to be involved in politics. In post-colonial times nationalism continues to offer women opportunities for political activity. Yet books on Southeast Asian nationalist movements make v...
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2013
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : gendered nationalist movements in Southeast Asia / Susan Blackburn
- The life and writings of a patriotic feminist : independent Daw San of Burma / Chie Ikeya
- "I die because of my circumstances" : Nguyen Thi Giang and the Viet Nam Quôc Dan Dang / Micheline Lessard
- Suyatin Kartowiyono : a nationalist leader of the Indonesian women's movement / Susan Blackburn
- Rasuna Said : lioness of the Indonesian independence movement / Sally White
- Salud Algabre : a forgotten member of the Philippine Sakdal / Ma. Luisa T. Camagay
- Shamsiah Fakeh and Aishah Ghani in Malaya : nationalists in their own right, feminists ahead of their time / Helen Ting
- Lily Eberwein : her life and involvement in the anti-cession movement in Sarawak / Welyne J. Jehom
- “Minority” women and the revolution in the highlands of Laos : two narratives / Vatthana Pholsena
- Bisoi : a veteran of Timor-Leste's independence movement / Sara Niner
- Karen nationalism and armed struggle : from the perspective of Zipporah Sein / Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung and Violet Cho
- Conclusion : becoming women nationalists / Helen Ting
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index.