Headscarf Politics in Turkey A Postcolonial Reading
This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the study of women with headscarves as a case in point. Turkey's commitment to modernization depends heavily on secularism which involves,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2010, 2010
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the study of women with headscarves as a case in point. Turkey's commitment to modernization depends heavily on secularism which involves, among other things, the westernization of women's appearance |
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| Physical Description: | XIX, 200 p. 10 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230113947 |