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Critical Republicanism : the Hijab Controversy and Political Philosophy.

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The first comprehensive analysis of the philosophical issues raised by the hijab controversy in France, this book also conducts a dialogue between contemporary Anglo-American and French political theory and defends a progressive republican solution to so-called multicultural conflicts in contemporar...

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Main Author: Laborde, Cécile
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008.
Series:Oxford political theory.
Subjects:
Republicanism > France.
Secularism > France.
Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Law and legislation > France.
Républicanisme > France.
Political.
PHILOSOPHY.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
International Relations.
Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Law and legislation
Republicanism
Secularism
France
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The first comprehensive analysis of the philosophical issues raised by the hijab controversy in France, this book also conducts a dialogue between contemporary Anglo-American and French political theory and defends a progressive republican solution to so-called multicultural conflicts in contemporary societies. It critically assesses the official republican philosophy of la--iuml--;cit--eacute--; which purported to justify the 2004 ban on religious signs in schools. La--iuml--;cit--eacute--; is shown to encompass a comprehensive theory of republican citizenship, centered on three ideals: equali.
Physical Description:1 online resource (396 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191563973
0191563978
9780199550210
0199550212