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Author

Bowen, John Richard, 1951-

Title Why the French don't like headscarves [electronic resource] : Islam, the State, and public space / John R. Bowen.

Imprint

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 290 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	State and religion in the long run -- Remembering laicite -- Regulating Islam -- Publicity and politics, 1989-2005 -- Scarves and schools -- Moving toward a law -- Repercussions -- Philosophy, media, anxiety -- Communalism -- Islamism -- Sexism -- Conclusions.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- France.
	Veils -- Social aspects -- France.
	Muslim women -- Clothing -- France.
	Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
	Clothing and dress -- Political aspects -- France.
	Islam and secularism -- France.
	France -- Race relations.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	0691125066 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780691125060 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780691138398
	9781400837564 (electronic bk.)