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Headscarf Politics in Turkey : A Postcolonial Reading /

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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,...

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Main Author: Islam, Merve Kavakçı (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Science.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Sociology of Religion.
Sociology, general.
Ethnology > Middle East.
Political science.
Religion and sociology.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Middle East > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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 appearance.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages)
ISBN:9780230113947
DOI:10.1057/9780230113947