Women, Power, and Kinship Politics: Female Power in Post-War Philippines

by Mina Roces

Book Overview

Politics in the Philippines is not male-dominated, but gendered. This book examines how women hold power unofficially through their kinship ties with male politicians. Examining the perspectives of local concepts of power, the author explores gender and power in post-war Philippines and characterizes kinship politics embedded in the predominate political culture.

Women's power is a site where the conflict between the two discourses of kinship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275960064
• ISBN13: 9780275960063
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.7"