A quiet revolution the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America / Leila Ahmed.
| Author/creator | Ahmed, Leila |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, |
| Description | viii, 352 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration. Unveiling -- The veil's vanishing past -- The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence -- The new veil: converging influences -- The 1980s: exploring women's motivations -- Islamist connections -- Migrations -- The 1990s: a changing climate in America -- After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue -- Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war -- Isna and the women of isna -- American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-338) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010049535 |
| ISBN | 9780300170955 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300170955 |
| ISBN | 9780300181432 (pbk.) |