Veiling in Africa  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Elisha P. Renne. 
 - Bloomington :  Indiana University Press,  2013. 
 - 238 p. :  ill. 
 - African expressive cultures .
 - African expressive cultures. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction: veiling/counter-veiling in Sub-Saharan Africa /  Veiling, fashion, and social mobility: a century of change in Zanzibar /  Veiling without veils: modesty and reserve in Tuareg cultural encounters /  Intertwined veiling histories in Nigeria /  Religious modesty, fashionable glamour, and cultural text: veiling in Senegal /  Modest bodies, stylish selves: fashioning virtue in Niger /  "Should a good Muslim cover her face?" Pilgrimage, veiling, and fundamentalisms in Cameroon /  Invoking hijab: the power politics of spaces and employment in Nigeria /  Hauwa Mahdi --  "We grew up free but here we have to cover our faces": veiling among Oromo refugees in Eastleigh, Kenya /  Vulnerability unveiled: Lubna's pants and humanitarian visibility on the verge of Sudan's secession /  Elisha P. Renne --  Laura Fair --  Susan J. Rasmussen --  Elisha P. Renne --  Leslie W. Rabine --  Adeline Masquelier --  José C. M. van Santen --  Peri M. Klemm --  Amal Hassan Fadlalla.  Part 1. Veiling histories and modernities --  Part 2. Veiling and fashion --  Part 3. Veiling/counter-veiling -- 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Veils--Social aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Muslim women--Clothing--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Muslim women--Social conditions--Africa, Sub-Saharan--21st century.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP190.5.H44  / V45 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>391.20882970967