182 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the economic coping practices of rural widows in the aftermath of the Cambodian civil war. War produces a preponderance of widows, often young widows with small children in their care. Rural widows must feed their families and educate their children despite rural poverty and the lack of opportunities for women. The economics of widowhood is therefore a significant social... Read more
1. Third World Widows' Economic Vulnerability 2. Cambodian Social and Historical Context 3. Rice Plus and Family Solidarity 4. Widows' Access to Productive Resources 5. Widows Surviving (Barely): Subordination and Resistance
Biography
Susan H. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at Boston University and an Episcopal priest in Fall River, Massachusetts. She was raised in Saudi Arabia and is the mother of two children. Lee has previously written about women's experiences in a collection entitled Sermons Seldom Heard, Annie Milhaven, editor.
