The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia - Barbara Watson Andaya - Books - University of Hawai'i Press - 9780824832889 - March 19, 2008
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The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia

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The Princess of the Flaming Womb"", the Javanese legend that introduces this study, symbolizes the many ambiguities attached to femaleness in Southeast Asian societies. Yet despite these ambiguities, the relatively egalitarian nature of male-female relations in Southeast Asia is central to arguments claiming a coherent identity for the region.

352 pages, 4 maps

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 19, 2008
ISBN13 9780824832889
Publishers University of Hawai'i Press
Pages 352
Dimensions 227 × 152 × 25 mm   ·   566 g

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