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N2  - Scott, the renowned pioneer of gender studies, argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to integrate 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. She emphasizes the conflicting approaches to sexuality that lie at the heart of the debate--how French supporters of the ban view sexual openness as the standard for normalcy, emancipation, and individuality, and the sexual modesty implicit in the headscarf as proof that Muslims can never become fully French. Scott maintains that the law, far from reconciling religious and ethnic differences, only exacerbates them. She shows how the insistence on homogeneity is no longer feasible for France--or the West in general--and how it creates the very "clash of civilizations" said to be at the root of these tensions. The Politics of the Veil calls for a new vision of community where common ground is found amid our differences, and where the embracing of diversity--not its suppression--is recognized as the best path to social harmony." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007013953-d.html.
AB  - Scott, the renowned pioneer of gender studies, argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to integrate 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. She emphasizes the conflicting approaches to sexuality that lie at the heart of the debate--how French supporters of the ban view sexual openness as the standard for normalcy, emancipation, and individuality, and the sexual modesty implicit in the headscarf as proof that Muslims can never become fully French. Scott maintains that the law, far from reconciling religious and ethnic differences, only exacerbates them. She shows how the insistence on homogeneity is no longer feasible for France--or the West in general--and how it creates the very "clash of civilizations" said to be at the root of these tensions. The Politics of the Veil calls for a new vision of community where common ground is found amid our differences, and where the embracing of diversity--not its suppression--is recognized as the best path to social harmony." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007013953-d.html.
T1  - The politics of the veil
DA  - c2007.
CY  - Princeton, N.J. :
AU  - Scott, Joan Wallach.
CN  - Ebrary
CN  - DC34.5.M87
PB  - Princeton University Press,
PP  - Princeton, N.J. :
PY  - c2007.
ID  - 470589
KW  - Muslims
KW  - Islamophobia
KW  - Racism
KW  - Hijab (Islamic clothing)
KW  - Muslims
KW  - Secularism
KW  - Culture conflict
KW  - Islam and politics
SN  - 9781400827893 (electronic bk.)
TI  - The politics of the veil
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