The Politics of the Veil

(Part of the The Public Square Series)

by Joan Wallach Scott

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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, one that...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691147981

ISBN13:9780691147987

Release Date:August 2010

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

Intersectionality Political Philosophy Non-Fiction Civil Rights Civil Rights & Liberties Discrimination & Racism Europe France Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies

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