Headscarf politics in Turkey: a postcolonial reading / Merve Kavakci Islam ; foreword by John L. Esposito and afterword by Lord Eric Avebury.
2010
HQ1726.7 .I75 2010
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Title
Headscarf politics in Turkey: a postcolonial reading / Merve Kavakci Islam ; foreword by John L. Esposito and afterword by Lord Eric Avebury.
Author
Islam, Merve Kavakc.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780230106659 (hardback)
9780230113947 (e-book)
9780230113947 (e-book)
Imprint
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 196 pages ) : illustrations
Call Number
HQ1726.7 .I75 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.48/894350090511
Summary
"Covering of Muslim women is often perceived as a sign of oppression in the Western eye. Nonetheless, there are a soaring number of women who choose to wear the Islamic headgear as a sign of their liberation and commitment to God. Although these women have long been of interest for the peoples of the Occident with endless material produced about them in the past, it was invariably through the monotonal voice of the Orientalist from a position of outside authority. Here the reader will hear, for a change, the insiders' voices from within the Orient, the voices of the contemporary Turkish women who cover, willingly and yes, decisively. Their day to day struggles in search for their niche in the secular Turkish society is intended to open a new window and provide an alternative perspective for the Western reader"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Esposito, John L.
Avebury, Eric.
Avebury, Eric.
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John Esposito * Chronology of Significant Events * Introduction * Women in Nation Building * Politics of Religion (1938-2000s) * Social and Political Implications of the Ban on Headscarvf * In Search for Education, Employment, and More * Conclusion *Afterword
Lord Eric Avebury.
John Esposito * Chronology of Significant Events * Introduction * Women in Nation Building * Politics of Religion (1938-2000s) * Social and Political Implications of the Ban on Headscarvf * In Search for Education, Employment, and More * Conclusion *Afterword
Lord Eric Avebury.