Modes of resistance: Gendered responses to global impositions in coastal Philippines

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-194

  Barber, Pauline Gardiner ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender and coastal livelihood; Migration; Philippine development; Resistance; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIVISION OF LABOUR; DOMESTIC WORK; GENDER IDEOLOGY; GENDER STUDY; GLOBALISATION; HOUSEHOLD STRATEGY; WOMEN'S ISSUE; WOMEN'S MIGRATION;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0030463798     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apv.372006     Document Type: Article

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