{"product_id":"9781032566368","title":"Women's Agency and the State in Contemporary Brunei","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWomen's Agency and the State in Contemporary Brunei\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNorainie Ahmad | Ooi Keat Gin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ Asian Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pioneering book presents a comprehensive overview of the role of women in Brunei’s economy, society and public domain, from the historical and contemporary perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaking an important contribution to the study of women in Asia by focusing on Brunei, a country with many distinctive features, including governance by an Islamic sultan, guidance by a national philosophy of ‘Malay Islamic Monarchy’, and a unique intermingling of Malay and Chinese traditions and practices. Featuring contributions by Brunei women academics based in local tertiary institutions, it portrays the lives of women’s in Brunei from their own perspective. It covers women’s agency through several lenses, including the growing digital activism on issues of sexual harassment, women’s empowerment, women entrepreneurship, agency in Chinese Bruneians’ contemporary literary narratives and the recent role of women in Islamic development in Brunei. Some of the challenges and concerns raised by the authors might have policy implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing detailed and insightful scholarship on issues and themes of local concerns with a Brunei perspective, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Women’s studies, Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, and Islamic Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorainie Ahmad\u003c\/strong\u003e is an appointed National Consultant and Senior Gender Expert on Women and Political Participation in Brunei, a project funded under the EU-ASEAN (EREADI) consortium. Her research interests intersect Social Demography, Women and Gender Studies, and Public Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOoi Keat Gin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of the modern history of Brunei\/Borneo at the Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, and a visiting professor at the Korean Institute of ASEAN Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Busan, South Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032566368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e238\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63761392763020,"sku":"9781032566368","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032566368","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}