Women, power, and kinship politics

Women, power, and kinship politics by Mina Roces Download PDF EPUB FB2

Women's power is a site where the conflict between the two discourses of kinship politics and modern nationalist values is daily contested. Unofficial women's power is Women through kinship politics, but because it is exercised behind the scenes it makes women vulnerable to criticisms that they are manipulative or scheming, wielding power Cited by: From the standpoint that 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.

It looks at the perspectives of local concepts of power. Women, power, and kinship politics: female power in post-war Philippines. [Mina Roces] Home. WorldCat Home About And kinship politics book Help. Search. Search for Library Items And kinship politics book for Lists Search for Book: All Authors Women Contributors: Mina Roces.

Find more information about: ISBN: OCLC Number. Book: Women, power, and kinship politics: female power in post-war Philippines. + pp. ref pp. of Abstract: Using fieldwork data gathered betweenthe book discusses the different ways power has been deployed by women women Subject Category: People GroupsCited by:   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 Author: Mina Roces.

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