Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Gender and Politics in the Western Pacific
Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-0-415-90923-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
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 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.
