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1. Labour in Southeast Asia

   Local Processes in a Globalised World

   Edited by Becky Elmhirst, Ratna Saptari

   In seeking to provoke debate, the book reveals the variety of experiences evident in countries and regions marked by capitalist and (post) socialist regulatory frameworks, and contrasting labour regimes, histories and cultures. The contributions show the importance of critically examining both the...

   Published April 5th 2006 by Routledge
2. Women and Households in Indonesia

   Cultural Notions and Social Practices

   By Juliette Koning, Marleen Nolten, Janet Rodenburg, Ratna Saptari

   Critically examines the usefulness of the 'household; concept within the historically and culturally diverse context of Indonesia, exploring in detail the position of women within and beyond domestic arrangements. So far, classical household and kinship studies have not studied how women deal with...

   Published March 26th 2000 by Routledge