Veil modesty, privacy, and resistance / Fadwa El Guindi.

Author/creator El Guindi, Fadwa
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford, UK ; New York, NY : Berg,
Descriptionxx, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesDress, body, culture, 1360-466X
Contents pt. 1. Veiling in perspective. Introduction -- The veil in comparative tradition -- Ideological roots to ethnocentrism -- pt. 2. Dress, "libas" and "hijab". The anthropology of dress -- Sacred privacy -- The veil in social space -- The veil of masculinity -- The veil becomes a movement -- The sacred in the veil : hijab -- pt. 3. The resistance of the veil. Reactions to the new trend -- Contexts of resistance -- Veiling and feminism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 00687589
ISBN1859739245 (cloth)
ISBN1859739296 (paper)