A quiet revolution : the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America / Leila Ahmed.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.Description: viii, 352 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780300170955 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0300170955
- 9780300181432 (pbk.)
- Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Middle East
- Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- United States
- Veils -- Middle East
- Veils -- United States
- Muslim women -- Clothing -- Middle East
- Muslim women -- Clothing -- United States
- Indumentaria -- Aspectos religiosos -- Islam
- Mujeres musulmanas -- Prendas de vestir
- Velo islámico -- Aspectos sociales
- Islamismo
- 297.5/76
- BP 190.5 A286q 2011
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libro
|
Biblioteca Juan Bosch | Biblioteca Juan Bosch | Humanidades | Humanidades (4to. Piso) | BP 190.5 A286q 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | 1 | Available | 00000105478 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-338) and index.
The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration. Unveiling -- The veil's vanishing past -- The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence -- The new veil: converging influences -- The 1980s: exploring women's motivations -- Islamist connections -- Migrations -- The 1990s: a changing climate in America -- After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue -- Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war -- Isna and the women of isna -- American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century.
There are no comments on this title.