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| 008 | 181127s2007 njua b 001 0 eng | ||
| 020 | _a9780691125435 (hbk.) | ||
| 020 | _a9780691147987 (pbk.) | ||
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_aScott, Joan Wallach _914712 _eauthor |
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_aThe politics of the veil / _cJoan Wallach Scott. |
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_aPrinceton, N.J. ; _aOxford : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2007. |
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_axii, 208 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm. |
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| 336 | _2rdacontent | ||
| 337 | _2rdamedia | ||
| 338 | _2rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | _aPublic square book series | |
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aHeadscarf controversies -- Racism -- Secularism -- Individualism -- Sexuality. | |
| 520 | _a"In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of "conspicuous signs" of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds France's values of secular liberalism and regard the headscarf as symbolic of Islam's resistance to modernity. The Politics of the Veil is an explosive refutation of this view. Joan Wallach Scott, the renowned pioneer of gender studies, argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to accept its former colonial subjects as full citizens. She examines the long history of racism behind the law as well as the ideological barriers thrown up against Muslim assimilation. Finally, she shows how the insistence on homogeneity is no longer feasible fro France - or the West in general - and how it creates the very "clash of civilizations" said to be at the root of these tensions."-- Publisher's description. | ||
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_aMuslim women _zFrance _xClothing _911853 |
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_aHijab (Islamic clothing) _xLaw and legislation _zFrance _914714 |
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_aClothing and dress _xReligious aspects _xIslam _911855 |
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_aClothing and dress _xPolitical aspects _zFrance. _911856 |
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_aIslam and secularism _zFrance _911857 |
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_aIslamophobia _zFrance _914715 |
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_aMuslims _xCultural assimilation _zFrance _911854 |
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_aFrance _xRace relations _911859 |
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_aPublic square (Princeton, N.J.) _914713 |
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