Amazons of the Huk rebellion : gender, sex, and revolution in the Philippines / Vina A. Lanzona.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanzona, Vina A.

Series:

New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies.

New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (Philippines).

Women guerrillas--Philippines--History--20th century.

Women guerrillas.

Women in combat--Philippines--History--20th century.

Women in combat.

Insurgency--Philippines--History--20th century.

Insurgency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 370 p. ) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Capturing the Huk Amazons

1 Women at War: Huk Women and the Japanese Occupation

2 Comrades in Arms: Huk Women, Nationalism, and Communist Revolution

3 Women on Top: Amazons and Leaders in the Huk Movement

4 Love and Sex in the Time of Revolution: Men-Women Relations in the Huk Movement

5 Amazons in the Unfinished Revolution

Appendix 1. Politburo Exhibit I-38: "Marriage Contract"

Appendix 2. Politburo Exhibit I-15: "The Revolutionary Solution of the Sex Problem"

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612270536

9780299230937

0299230937

9781282270534

1282270532

OCLC:

609156761

Publisher Number:

2027/heb08746 hdl