Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges Biography at the University of New

at the University of New England

Zunetta Liddell

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Niels Mulder investigates how Thai people in the urban middle classes think

These landmarks have been designated by the Yangon City Development Committee as preservation sites because of their heritage value

Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges Biography at the University of NewEdited by Kazuki Iwanaga 2008. 320 pp., illus. Prominence has often been given to the lives and activities of such top female leaders in Asia as Indira Gandhi and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Indeed, the ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsewhere in the world and deserves study. But, for those interested in a more detailed understanding of how women