Why the French Don't Like Headscarves Islam, the State, and Public Space

Name: Why the French Don't Like Headscarves Islam, the State, and Public Space
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ISBN: 9780691138398

ISBN-10: 0691138397

ISBN-13: 9780691138398

Edition: 2006

Authors: John R. Bowen

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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 Headscarvesexplains 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…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.09" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



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


Notes


Glossary


References


Index