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Sexual Politics in Indonesia (Saskia Wieringa, 2002)
Saskia Wieringa's 2002 monograph, the foundational history of Gerwani: a semi-autonomous organisation with triple loyalty to feminism, nationalism and socialism, and the New Order's founding on manipulation of sexual symbols through the 1965 slander. Based on interviews with Umi Sardjono, Sulami, Sudjinah, Trimurti and others.
Monografi Saskia Wieringa 2002, sejarah dasar Gerwani: organisasi semi-otonom dengan kesetiaan rangkap pada feminisme, nasionalisme dan sosialisme, dan landasan Orde Baru pada manipulasi simbol seksual lewat fitnah 1965. Berdasar wawancara dengan Umi Sardjono, Sulami, Sudjinah, Trimurti dan lainnya.
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- Date
- 2002
- Creator
- Wieringa
- Document type
- book (monograph)
- Language
- English
- Perspective
- Scholarship
- Source role
- secondary
- Country
- UK
- Period
- 1999–present
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- Citation (APA)
- Wieringa, S. (2002). Sexual politics in Indonesia. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403919922
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- 02 Secondary Sources/2.1 Gerwani and Indonesian Women's Movements/Wieringa (2002) - Sexual Politics in Indonesia.pdf
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- Good (0.942) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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- 02 Secondary Sources › 2.1 Gerwani and Indonesian Women's Movements
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- condensed from full annotation
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