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Author:
Grace, Daphne, 1954-
Title:
The woman in the muslin mask : veiling and identity in postcolonial literature / Daphne Grace.
Publisher:
Pluto Press,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
259 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Veils in literature.
Muslim women in literature.
Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-253) and index.
Contents:
1. Background to the veil: history, theory and culture -- 2. Imagining veiled woman -- 3. Revealing and re-veiling: Egypt -- 4. Piety and patriarchy: the Arabian Peninsular and the Eastern Mediterranean -- 5. Violence, liberation and resistance: North Africa -- 6. Subversion, seduction and shame: India -- 7. Conclusion: liberating the veil.
ISBN:
9780745320045 (pbk.)
074532004X (pbk.)
9780745320052 (hardback)
0745320058 (hardback)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)53276310
LCCN:
2003022873
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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