| Description |
1 online resource (x, 290 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Anthropology online
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Anthropology online.
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| Summary |
"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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index. |
| Contents |
State and religion in the long run -- Remembering laïcité -- Regulating Islam -- Publicity and politics, 1989-2005 -- Scarves and schools -- Moving toward a law -- Repercussions -- Philosophy, media, anxiety -- Communalism -- Islamism -- Sexism -- Conclusions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- France.
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Hijab (Islamic clothing) |
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France. |
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Veils -- Social aspects -- France.
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Veils -- Social aspects. |
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Veils. |
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Muslim women -- Clothing -- France.
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Muslim women -- Clothing. |
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Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Clothing and dress -- Political aspects -- France.
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Clothing and dress. |
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Islam and secularism -- France.
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Islam and secularism. |
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France -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Why the French do not like headscarves |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bowen, John Richard, 1951- Why the French don't like headscarves. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007 0691125066 (DLC) 2006005111 (OCoLC)64208253 |
| ISBN |
9781400837564 (electronic book) |
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1400837561 (electronic book) |
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0691125066 |
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9780691125060 |
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9780691138398 |
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0691138397 |
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