{"product_id":"9780761997832","title":"Gender Relations in Forest Societies in Asia: Patriarchy at Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis important volume views gender relations as a crucial factor in the management of land and forests, and maintains that the continuing invisibility of women in these areas only compounds poverty, shortages, and the increased workloads of forest-based women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on fieldwork conducted in several forest societies in China, Thailand, India and Malaysia, the contributors explore the changes in gender relations within indigenous communities, from matrilineal and\/or gender egalitarian systems to ones where male domination is the norm. They assess changes in gender relations in forest-based societies in four situations:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- where there has been an imposition of colonial and state rule over forest communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- where historical and contemporary revolts of forest-dwellers have taken place to reestablish community control over forests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- where states have responded to these autonomy movements by resorting to devolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- where women’s inclusion in local forest management is increasingly becoming a policy norm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010916401392,"sku":"9780761997832","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761997832_p0.gif?v=1763657835","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761997832","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}