Introduction - Gender, Islam, Democracy in Indonesia 1. Gender diversity in Indonesia 2. People’s Sovereignty, Gender Equity 3. The Gender Order of the New Order 4. The Gendered Economy 5. Globalisation of Culture - Sex and Sexuality 6. Political Challenges to the State Gender Regime 7. Islam and the Politics of Gender. Conclusion
Biography
Kathryn Robinson is Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. She is editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. Her research interests focus on women’s social participation in Indonesia, including women’s political activism, Islam and international female labour migration.
"This book is a remarkable analysis of changing gender patterns in one of the world's most populous and diverse countries. Starting from the kaleidoscope of masculinities and femininities in Indonesia's many cultures, Kathryn Robinson takes us on a gripping historical trip through independence, dictatorship, Islamic movements, globalization and democratic transition. She shows how gender relations have become the target of politics and have gradually been transformed on a vast scale.
This extraordinary work of social science is valuable for everyone concerned with Indonesia or concerned with gender in the contemporary world."- Raewyn Connell (University of Sydney, Australia)
'For both scholarly and general readers with an interest in the fascinating study of gender in this Southeast Asian realm, this book should be at the top of anyone's list. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. -- CHOICE October 2009, S. Ferzacca, University of Lethbridge
