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The headscarf debates : conflicts of national belonging /
The headscarf is an increasingly contentious symbol in countries across the world. Those who don the headscarf in Germany are referred to as ""integration-refusers."" In Turkey, support by and for headscarf-wearing women allowed a religious party to gain political power in a stri...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The headscarf is an increasingly contentious symbol in countries across the world. Those who don the headscarf in Germany are referred to as ""integration-refusers."" In Turkey, support by and for headscarf-wearing women allowed a religious party to gain political power in a strictly secular state. A niqab-wearing Muslim woman was denied French citizenship for not conforming to national values. And in the Netherlands, Muslim women responded to the hatred of popular ultra-right politicians with public appeals that mixed headscarves with in-your-face humor. In a surprising way, the headscarf-a g |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780804791168 0804791163 |