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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-100415909244

ISBN-139780415909242

eBay Product ID (ePID)319470

Product Key Features

Number of Pages230 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSpeaking to Power : Gender and Politics in the Western Pacific

Publication Year1995

SubjectSociology / General, Gender Studies, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorLynn Wilson

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN94-017760

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentFIGURES -- PREFACE -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- Placing the Research -- Explaning Belau -- Entering Belau -- Writing the Text -- 2. LOCATING BELAU -- Developing Colonial Interests -- Strategic Trust and Solomon Strategies -- Belau's Constitution and Proposals for Free Association -- 3. NOTIONS OF POWER -- Theoretical Shifts -- Poststructural and Feminist Analytics -- Foucault and Power -- Constructing the Text -- 4. FAMILY AND CLAN -- Representing Gabriela -- Land Relations -- Locating Olngebang -- Genealogy and Stories of Olngebang -- Telling the Stories -- 5. FOOD AND MONEY -- Defining Responsibilities -- Negotiating Relations -- Expanding Obligations and Clan Fights -- 6. CLUBS, ELECTIONS, AND COMPACTS -- Forming Clubs -- Shaping Elections -- Confronting Compacts -- Women and Politics -- 7. POSTPONING CONCLUSION -- Appendix A: Palauan Pronunciation -- Appendix B: Glossary of Palauan Terms -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

SynopsisFor nearly fifty years, US government officials have identified Belau, in western Micronesia, as a key strategic site and have implemented administrative policies designed to maintain permanent access to Belau's land, reefs and waters for military purposes. Elder women placed themselves at the forefront of opposition to these policies, and, as part of oppositional efforts, successfully entered international political arenas. Speaking to Power moves beyond examining the impact of militarism and colonial administrative policy in Belau and draws on feminist poststructural analysis to explore the fluidity of contests in constructions of "gender," "politics," and "tradition" during US administration in Belau., For nearly fifty years, US government officials have identified Belau, in western Micronesia, as a key strategic site and have implemented administrative policies designed to maintain permanent access to Belau's land, reefs and waters for military purposes. Elder women placed themselves at the forefront of opposition to these policies, and, as part of oppositional efforts, successfully entered international political arenas. Speaking to Powermoves beyond examining the impact of militarism and colonial administrative policy in Belau and draws on feminist poststructural analysis to explore the fluidity of contests in constructions of "gender," "politics," and "tradition" during US administration in Belau.

LC Classification NumberGN671.C3W55 1995