TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowen,John Richard
TI  - Why the French don't like headscarves: Islam, the State, and public space 
SN  - 9780691138398 (pbk.) :
AV  - GT2112 .B69 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Hijab (Islamic clothing)
KW  - France
KW  - Veils
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Clothing
KW  - Clothing and dress
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Islam and secularism
KW  - Islam et laïcité
KW  - Islam et État
KW  - Ḥijāb
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Conflits sociaux
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Religion
KW  - swd
KW  - Politik
KW  - Laizismus
KW  - Kopftuch
KW  - Schleier
KW  - Kleidung
KW  - gnd
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Relations raciales
KW  - Frankreich
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-282) and index; State and religion in the long run -- Remembering Laïcité -- Regulating Islam -- Publicity and politics, 1989-2005 -- Scarves and schools -- Moving toward a law -- Repercussions -- Philosophy, media, anxiety -- Communalism -- Islamism -- Sexism -- Conclusions
N2  - "The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both because it seemed to infringe needlessly on religious freedom, and because it was hailed by many in France as an answer to a surprisingly wide range of social ills, from violence against females in poor suburbs to anti-Semitism. Why the French Don't Like Headscarves explains why headscarves on schoolgirls caused such a furor, and why the furor yielded this law. Making sense of the dramatic debate from his perspective as an American anthropologist in France at the time, John Bowen writes about everyday life and public events while also presenting interviews with officials and intellectuals, and analyzing French television programs and other media."--Jacket
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