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Miyah : the life of a Javanese woman /

This is an intimate portrait of a Javanese woman who works as a servant and a cook for a prominent family in Jakarta, Indonesia. While there are many aspects of her life that are specific to circumstances pertinent to Indonesia, Miyah also presents us with a more universal picture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rothstein, Laurie
Other Authors: Ray, Sandip, 1954-, Milasari, Aida
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 1999.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
Household employees > Indonesia > Jakarta.
Employés de maison > Indonésie > Djakarta.
Household employees
Indonesia > Jakarta
Documentary.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Encoded moving images.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:This is an intimate portrait of a Javanese woman who works as a servant and a cook for a prominent family in Jakarta, Indonesia. While there are many aspects of her life that are specific to circumstances pertinent to Indonesia, Miyah also presents us with a more universal picture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 min.)
Production Credits:A film by Laurie Rothstein and Sandip Ray.