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UNINA9910827464003321 |
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Autore |
Islam Merve Kavakci |
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Titolo |
Headscarf Politics in Turkey [[electronic resource] ] : A Postcolonial Reading / / by Merve Kavakci Islam |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-99308-9 |
9786612993084 |
0-230-11394-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIX, 200 p. 10 illus.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and sociology |
Ethnology-Middle East |
Middle East-Politics and governm |
Political science |
Sociology, general |
Sociology of Religion |
Middle Eastern Culture |
Middle Eastern Politics |
Political Science |
Social Aspects of Religion |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: Foreword--John Esposito * Chronology of Significant Events * Introduction * Women in Nation Building * Politics of Religion (1938-2000s) * Social and Political Implications of the Ban on Headscarvf * In Search for Education, Employment, and More * Conclusion *Afterword--Lord Eric Avebury. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the study of women with headscarves as a case in point. Turkey's commitment to modernization depends heavily on secularism which involves, among other things, the westernization of women's |
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