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Author:

Ahmed, Leila.

Title:

A quiet revolution : the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America / Leila Ahmed.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

viii, 352 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Middle East.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--United States.
Veils--Middle East.
Veils--United States.
Muslim women--Clothing--Middle East.
Muslim women--Clothing--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration. Unveiling -- The veil's vanishing past -- The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence -- The new veil: converging influences -- The 1980s: exploring women's motivations -- Islamist connections -- Migrations -- The 1990s: a changing climate in America -- After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue -- Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war -- Isna and the women of isna -- American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century.

ISBN:

0300170955
9780300170955 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)670481392

LCCN:

2010049535

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)