October 1979
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10,330 Reads
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4,227 Citations
The William and Mary Quarterly
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October 1979
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10,330 Reads
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4,227 Citations
The William and Mary Quarterly
... The discussion of women's resistance in the context of postcolonial feminism highlights the repressive and productive dynamics of power. Foucault (1980) argues that power always involves resistance, both in explicit forms and subtle and covert. Adelheid's action in bringing his case to court to refuse to cut his family's assets for her husband's concubine severance pay is a form of explicit resistance that reflects the dynamics of patriarchal power. ...
October 1979
The William and Mary Quarterly