Headscarf Debates : Conflicts of National Belonging

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korteweg, Anna.

Contributor:

Yurdakul, Gökçe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Cross-cultural studies.

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Muslim women--Clothing--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

National characteristics--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Muslim women--Political aspects--Clothing--Cross-cultural studies.

Citizenship--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

National characteristics--Cross-cultural studies.

Local Subjects:

Citizenship--Cross-cultural studies.

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Muslim women--Clothing--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

National characteristics--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The headscarf is an increasingly contentious symbol in countries across the world. Those who don the headscarf in Germany are referred to as ""integration-refusers."" In Turkey, support by and for headscarf-wearing women allowed a religious party to gain political power in a strictly secular state. A niqab-wearing Muslim woman was denied French citizenship for not conforming to national values. And in the Netherlands, Muslim women responded to the hatred of popular ultra-right politicians with public appeals that mixed headscarves with in-your-face humor. In a surprising way, the headscarf-a g

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Feeling at Home in the Nation

2. Rejecting the Headscarf in France

3. Reinventing the Headscarf in Turkey

4. Tolerating the Headscarf in the Netherlands

5. Negotiating the Headscarf in Germany

6. Retelling National Narratives

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780804791168

0804791163

OCLC:

1198931619