In popular debates about reproductive and sexual rights; formal religions; especially Islam; are seen as barriers providing institutional and ideological resistance to women's realization of reproductive and social autonomy. This book challenges this simplified view of Islam. Based on original fieldwork in Eastern Indonesia; the book explores the complex factors that affect how young Indonesian women form their sexual subjectivities; discusses the cultural and historical conditions under which single Muslim women repress or express their sexuality; and examines how the cultural context; including other factors besides Islam; simultaneously influence the ways in which young single women approach courtship; and issues of sexuality and reproductive health. It demonstrates that Islam is neither alone in trying to control female sexuality; nor entirely successful in doing so.
#1273072 in Books I F W Beckett 2001-07-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x .64 x 6.14l; .97 #File Name: 0415239346268 pagesModern Insurgencies and Counter Insurgencies Guerrillas and Their Opponents Since 1750
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. PassportBy Sean Patrick Innocent DineenTapped view of the psych aspects of warfare0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. COINBy Per SjogrenTo be able to predict the future of gerilla warfare you bust know the past. Becket present the major insuregery headlines in details30 of 35 people found the following review helpful. Questionable CredibilityBy Terry TuckerThe author writes an very interesting book; sometimes it races along and at other times it becomes tedious. The author also offers many quotes and what appears to be tons of background; supportive and historical evidence to support his claims; Yet the author gives absolutely no footnotes or endnotes that one might validate or verify his sources. I was able to correctly identify many of his sources; but an over reliance on one's memory is not a useful academic tool. If one is seeking a credible research source; I can not honestly recommend this book; strictly on the basis that an indiviudal can not substantiate primary and or secondary sources as the author has used them.The author does offer a substantial recommended reading list at the end of each chapter; but does not provide the standard alphabetically listed bibliography. Its tedious to search the reading list because of the way he has structured it.The chapters are well organized and flow well through history from approximately the 1750's to roughly 2000. Although the book would benefit the novice as a "starter" in terms of the amount of historical information that the author provides; the scholar or researcher will not be able to validate or verify the veracity of the Authors quotes; examples or dates.All in All I would rate this book 3 stars for its readability. I would rate it 4 stars for its contribution to the debate on modern insurgency/counter-insurgency and I will rate it at zero stars for its usefulness to research; simply because it has no endnotes or footnotes. In comparison with other books I would suggest that Robert B Asprey's updated Volume I; War in the Shadow's; long considered the academic baseline on the guerrilla in history is far superior.
