Format:
1 Online-Ressource (120 pages)
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
9781501322808
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9781501322778
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150132277X
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9781501322785
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9781501322792
Series Statement:
Object lessons
Content:
Submission : Veiled meanings ; Scary veils and pretty veils ; Unveiling and tradition ; The veil as object -- Purity, necessity, unity : Not Muslim enough ; Unveiled and Muslim ; Veiled contexts -- Rebellion : Veils on trial -- Feminism : The veiled and the exotic ; Inside the harem: from veiled faces to veiled spaces ; Afghan girls, Afghan lovers, Western photographers ; Brave white women and veiled others ; A new look for the veil -- Submissive or subversive : Courts and compliance ; The veil as security threat ; Being seen, being watched, and being veiled.
Content:
"The veil can be an instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria examines how veils do more than they get credit for. Part memoir and part philosophical investigation, Veil questions that what is seen is always good and free, and that what is veiled can only signal servility and subterfuge. From personal encounters with the veil in France (where it is banned) to Iran (where it is compulsory), Zakaria shows how the garment's reputation as a pre-modern relic is fraught and up for grabs. The veil is an object in constant transformation, whose myriad meanings challenge the absolute truths of patriarchy."--Publisher description
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501322785
Additional Edition:
Ebook version ISBN 9781501322785
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781501322808
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