Politics and gender: Negotiating conceptions of the ideal woman in present day Cambodia

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-152

  Ledgerwood, Judy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Cultural identities; Gender; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL APPROACH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER IDEOLOGY; GENDER STUDY; IDEAL WOMAN; POLITICS; WOMEN'S ISSUE;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 0030467017     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apv.372003     Document Type: Article

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