2001

Coming of Age
in South and
Southeast Asia

Youth,
Courtship
and Sexuality

Edited by
Lenore Manderson &
Pranee Liamputtong Rice

The
Book

In recent years, first feminist considerations, and now concerns with HIV/Aids have led to new approaches to the study of sexuality. The experience of puberty, explorations with sexuality and courtship, and the pressure to reproduce are a few of the human tensions central to this volume.