Women and Malay Voices: Undercurrent Murmurings in Indonesia's Colonial Past

by Tineke Hellwig

Women and Malay Voices examines Malay literature by Chinese peranakan authors in the Dutch East Indies between 1915 and 1940. The narratives, some of them based on sensational murder trials reported in the news, offer insights into women's lives and experiences and glimpses of female agency. With its primary focus on Malay texts and Asian women, this book offers a unique opportunity to hear subaltern voices and understand the lives of colonized women...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433116561
• ISBN13: 9781433116568
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"