Headscarf politics in turkey: a postcolonial reading
Auteur :
Islam, M. Kavakci
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137484734
Date de publication :
11 nov. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.