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A quiet revolution : the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America / Leila Ahmed.
Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.Description: viii, 352 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780300170955 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0300170955
- 9780300181432 (pbk.)
- 297.5 AHM 22
- BP190.5.H44 A46 2011
Contents:
Content:
Part One:
The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration.
1. Unveiling.
2. The veil's vanishing past.
3. The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence.
4. The new veil: converging influences.
5. The 1980s: exploring women's motivations.
6. Islamist connections.
7. Migrations.
8. The 1990s: a changing climate in America.
Part Two:
After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue.
9. Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war.
10.ISNA and the women of ISNA.
11. American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/TOC/Ahmed_TOC.pdf
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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National Law School | Library Compactors | 297.5 AHM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 27766 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-338) and index.
Content:
Part One:
The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration.
1. Unveiling.
2. The veil's vanishing past.
3. The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence.
4. The new veil: converging influences.
5. The 1980s: exploring women's motivations.
6. Islamist connections.
7. Migrations.
8. The 1990s: a changing climate in America.
Part Two:
After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue.
9. Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war.
10.ISNA and the women of ISNA.
11. American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century.
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/TOC/Ahmed_TOC.pdf
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