Depicting the veil : transnational sexism and the war on terror / / Robin Lee Riley

• Autore: Riley Robin L. <1957->
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.48/6971
• Soggetto topico: Muslim women - Press coverage; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Women; Imperialism; Orientalism; Women in mass media; Islam in mass media; Women and war; Mass media and war; Gender studies: women
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Rescuing Afghan women -- 2. ̀Real housewives': married to the enemy -- 3. Ẁhere are the women?' Muslim women's visibility and invisibility -- 4. We are all soldiers now: deploying Western women -- 5. This is what liberation looks like.
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have used concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed depictions of women of color as mysterious, sinister and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between suicide bomber and helpless victim, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Robin Riley reveals how this kind of transnational sexism has led to a new form of gender imperialism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Depicting the veil
• ISBN: 1-350-21952-5; 1-78032-513-4; 1-78032-128-7; 1-78032-512-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816792803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II