ISBN:
0691125066
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9780691138398
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9780691125060
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 290 p)
,
ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Why the French don't like headscarves
DDC:
391.4/30944
Keywords:
Clothing and dress Political aspects
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Islam and secularism
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Muslim women Clothing
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Hijab (Islamic clothing)
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Veils Social aspects
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Clothing and dress Religious aspects
;
Islam
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France Race relations
Abstract:
"The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both because it seemed to infringe needlessly on religious freedom, and because it was hailed by many in France as an answer to a surprisingly wide range of social ills, from violence against females in poor suburbs to anti-Semitism. Why the French Don't Like Headscarves explains why headscarves on schoolgirls caused such a furor, and why the furor yielded this law. Making sense of the dramatic debate from his perspective as an American anthropologist in France at the time, John Bowen writes about everyday life and public events while also presenting interviews with officials and intellectuals, and analyzing French television programs and other media."--Jacket
Description / Table of Contents:
State and religion in the long runRemembering laïcité -- Regulating Islam -- Publicity and politics, 1989-2005 -- Scarves and schools -- Moving toward a law -- Repercussions -- Philosophy, media, anxiety -- Communalism -- Islamism -- Sexism -- Conclusions.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1515/9781400837564
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