Hijab & the republic uncovering the French headscarf debate - Winter, Bronwyn, 1955-; ebrary, Inc. (Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-383) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- France; Veils -- Social aspects -- France; Muslim women -- Clothing -- France; Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Clothing and dress -- Political aspects -- France; Islam and secularism -- France; France -- Race relations; Electronic books