Amazons of the Huk Rebellion - Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines (Paperback)

Labeled "Amazons" by the national press, women played a central role in the Huk rebellion, one of the most significant peasant-based revolutions in modern Philippine history. As spies, organizers, nurses, couriers, soldiers, and even military commanders, women worked closely with men to resist first Japanese occupation and later, after WWII, to challenge the new Philippine republic. But in the midst of the uncertainty and violence of rebellion, these women also pursued personal lives, falling in love, becoming pregnant, and raising families, often with their male comrades-in-arms.
Drawing on interviews with over one hundred veterans of the movement, Vina A. Lanzona explores the Huk rebellion from the intimate and collective experiences of its female participants, demonstrating how their presence, and the complex questions of gender, family, and sexuality they provoked, ultimately shaped the nature of the revolutionary struggle. Winner, Kenneth W. Baldridge Prize for the best history book written by a resident of Hawaii, sponsored by Brigham Young University-Hawaii

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	March 2009
Authors:	Vina A. Lanzona • Alfred W McCoy
Series editors:	R. Anderson Sutton • Thongchai Winichakul
Dimensions:	229 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	392
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-23094-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-299-23094-5
Barcode:	9780299230944

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