In the Shadow of Migration

J. Rodenburg

ISBN 10: 9067181080 / ISBN 13: 9789067181082

Edité par Koninklijke Brill BV Jan 1997, 1997

Neuware - This study explores the relationship between outmigration and gender roles in two villages in North Tapanuli, on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. In a symbolic sense, land and women have always represented security to Toba Batak men as they travelled in search of a livelihood.The main purpose of this study is to throw light on the options open to the women staying behind and the adjustments they make, as well as their reasons for making them. The approach followed is an anthropological one. It combines an analysis of actor-oriented perceptions and strategies with an insight into the structural forces that formed the context of migration as it developed from the late nineteenth century through the colonial period until today. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789067181082

Synopsis :

This study explores the relationship between outmigration and gender roles in two villages in North Tapanuli, on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. In a symbolic sense, land and women have always represented security to Toba Batak men as they travelled in search of a livelihood.
The main purpose of this study is to throw light on the options open to the women staying behind and the adjustments they make, as well as their reasons for making them. The approach followed is an anthropological one. It combines an analysis of actor-oriented perceptions and strategies with an insight into the structural forces that formed the context of migration as it developed from the late nineteenth century through the colonial period until today.

À propos de l'auteur: Janet Rodenburg is an anthropologist specializing in gender studies in Southeast Asia.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : In the Shadow of Migration
Éditeur : Koninklijke Brill BV Jan 1997
Date d'édition : 1997
Reliure : Taschenbuch
Etat : Neu