Power, Resistance and Women Politicians in Cambodia: Discourses of Emancipation (Nias Monographs, 108) - Softcover

Lilja, Mona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8776940209 ISBN 13: 9788776940201

Publisher: NIAS Press, 2008

Synopsis

In a world where there are few women politicians, Cambodia is still noticeable as a country where strong cultural and societal forces act to subjugate women and limit their political opportunities. However, in their everyday life, Cambodian women do try to improve their situation and increase their political power, not least via manifold strategies of resistance. This book focuses on Cambodian female politicians and the strategies they deploy in their attempts to destabilize the cultural boundaries and hierarchies that restrain them. In particular, the book focuses on how women use discourses and identities as means of resistance, a concept only recently of wide interest among scholars studying power. The value of this book is thus twofold: not only does it give a unique insight into the political struggles of Cambodian women but also offers new insights to studies of power.

About this edition

• Publisher: NIAS Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 8776940209
• ISBN 13: 9788776940201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224