Winter, Bronwyn,  1955- <br/><br/>
Hijab & the republic :  uncovering the French headscarf debate / 
 Hijab and the republic 
Bronwyn Winter. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Syracuse, N.Y. :  Syracuse University Press,  2008. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 419 pages). 
 - Gender and globalization .
 - Gender and globalization. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-383) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : why France? -- pt. 1. Contextualizing the debate: A very modern tradition : background to the "new veiling" ; The "cornerstone of the republic" : secularism and the regulation of religion ; French Muslims : between "integration" and "Muslimism" -- pt. 2. A fifteen-year saga: 1989 : three little girls and a great big "psychodrama" ; 1990-1995 : from psychodrama to saga ; 1995-2004 and beyond : how ostentatiousness became conspicuous -- pt. 3. Feminists caught in the contradictions: The politics of hijabization ; Co-optations and instrumentalizations ; Feminist confusions and confrontations -- Conclusion : French lessons for the West? -- Appendix : Chronology. 
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<br/><br/> A riveting account of the controversial 2004 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>[S.l.] : <br/>HathiTrust Digital Library, <br/>2010. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780815651321 0815651325 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>945718  MIL 22573/ctt1hzbhrn  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hijab (Islamic clothing)--France.<br/>Veils--Social aspects--France.<br/>Muslim women--Clothing--France.<br/>Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Clothing and dress--Political aspects--France.<br/>Islam and secularism--France.<br/>HEALTH & FITNESS--Beauty & Grooming.<br/>HISTORY--Europe--France.<br/>Hoofdbedekking.<br/>Islam.<br/>Vrouwen.<br/>Politieke aspecten.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--Race relations.<br/>Frankrijk.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT2112  / .W56 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>391.4/30944