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Article: Hew Cheng Sim, editor, 2007, Village Mothers City Daughters: Women and Urbanization in Sarawak.(Book review)
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- Borneo Research Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Hew Cheng Sim, editor, 2007, Village Mothers City Daughters: Women and Urbanization in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies: Singapore. x + 150 pp. ISBN 978-981-230-415-5 (softcover). Also available in hardcover.
Addressing a discernable gap in the academic record, this significant collection of papers focuses the spotlight on Sarawak women as they encounter and engage with the process of rapid urbanization and rural-urban migration, arguably the most significant aspect of social transformation in Sarawak in the present day. In doing so, it highlights a number of important and contemporary issues surrounding urbanization and exposes the gendered face of ...