The Republic, Secularism and Security France versus the Burqa and the Niqab

This book analyses French cultural policies in the face of what the French government perceives as a challenge to its Republican secular raison d'être. It makes general arguments about France’s changing identity and specific arguments about the burqa and niqab ban. The book further explains how...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:SpringerBriefs in Political Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Underpinning Values of the French Republic
  • The Shaping of the Republic: The Influence of Colonialism, Immigration, and Terrorism
  • Banning the Burga and the Niqab
  • Conclusion.