Wives, Slaves, and Concubines: A History of the Female Underclass in Dutch Asia
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Wives, Slaves, and Concubines argues that Dutch colonial practices and law created a new set of social and economic divisions in Batavia-Jakarta, modern-day Indonesia, to deal with difficult realities in Southeast Asia. Jones uses compelling stories from ordinary Asian women to explore the profound structural changes occurring at the end of the early colonial period--changes that helped birth the modern world order. Based on previously...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0875804101
ISBN13:9780875804101
Release Date:June 2010
Publisher:Northern Illinois University Press
Length:204 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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