Headscarf Politics in Turkey
A Postcolonial Reading
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family
| Author: | M. Kavakci Islam, Eric Avebury, Merve Kavakci | ISBN: | 9780230113947 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | October 25, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Kavakci Islam, Eric Avebury, Merve Kavakci |
| ISBN: | 9780230113947 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | October 25, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
