The Politics of the Veil by Joan Wallach Scott (Paperback, 2010)

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ISBN-13: 9780691147987, 978-0691147987. Proponents of the law insist it upholds France's values of secular liberalism and regard the headscarf as symbolic of Islam's resistance to modernity. The Politics of the Veil is an explosive refutation of this view, one that bears important implications for us all.

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In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of conspicuous signs of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds France's values of secular liberalism and regard the headscarf as symbolic of Islam's resistance to modernity. The Politics of the Veil is an explosive refutation of this view, one that bears important implications for us all. Joan Wallach Scott, the renowned pioneer of gender studies, argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to integrate its former colonial subjects as full citizens. She examines the long history of racism behind the law as well as the ideological barriers thrown up against Muslim assimilation. She emphasizes the conflicting approaches to sexuality that lie at the heart of the debate--how French supporters of the ban view sexual openness as the standard for normalcy, emancipation, and individuality, and the sexual modesty implicit in the headscarf as proof that Muslims can never become fully French. Scott maintains that the law, far from reconciling religious and ethnic differences, only exacerbates them. She shows how the insistence on homogeneity is no longer feasible for France--or the West in general--and how it creates the very clash of civilizations said to be at the root of these tensions. The Politics of the Veil calls for a new vision of community where common ground is found amid our differences, and where the embracing of diversity--not its suppression--is recognized as the best path to social harmony.

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PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691147987
eBay Product ID (ePID)93269076

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Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameThe Politics of the Veil
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEconomic Sociology, Civil Service
AuthorJoan Wallach Scott
SeriesThe Public Square
FormatPaperback

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Item Height216 mm
Item Weight227 g
Item Width140 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJoan Wallach Scott

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