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Headscarf Politics in Turkey : A Postcolonial Reading, Paperback by Kavakci, ...

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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Item Height: 0.5 in Number of Pages: Xix, 200 Pages Item Width: 6.1 in Subject Area: Law, Religion, Social Science width: 6.1 in Publication Name: Headscarf Politics in Turkey : a Postcolonial Reading Format: Trade Paperback Type: Textbook height: 0.5 in Item Length: 8.4 in Book Title: Headscarf Politics in Turkey : A Postcolonial Reading Subject: Sociology / General, General, Women's Studies, Religion, Politics & State, Sociology of Religion Author: Merve Kavakci, Kenneth A. Loparo Language: English ISBN: 9781137484734 Publication Year: 2014 Item Weight: 10.2 Oz

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Headscarf Politics in Turkey : A Postcolonial Reading, Paperback by Kavakci, .... Headscarf Politics in Turkey : A Postcolonial Reading, Paperback by Kavakci, Merve; Esposito, John L. (FRW); Avebury, Eric (AFT), ISBN 113748473X, ISBN-13 9781137484734, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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. Headscarf Politics in Turkey : A Postcolonial Reading, Paperback by Kavakci, Merve; Esposito, John L. (FRW); Avebury, Eric (AFT), ISBN 113748473X, ISBN-13 9781137484734, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.

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