Village Mothers, City Daughters
Women and Urbanization in Sarawak

Cheng Sim Hew (Edited by)

9789812304162

Hardback, published 30 January 2008

150 pages, illustrations
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.367 kg

This unique volume draws together a compelling collection of studies on the diverse and transformatory experiences of women as they encounter the forces of modernization altering the face of contemporary Borneo. The authors, all locally based scholars specializing in gender issues, shed much-needed light upon this hidden academic area. It presents the human and gendered face of development and discusses the pressing issue of urbanization and rural-urban migration in its many facets as experienced by women in this multicultural and fascinating region in Southeast Asia.