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Burning the Veil: The Algerian War and the 'Emancipation' of Muslim Women, 1954-62
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Burning the Veil: The Algerian War and the 'Emancipation' of Muslim Women, 1954-62
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Neil MacMaster
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:432 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | African history
National liberation, independence and post-colonialism |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719087547
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| Classifications | Dewey:965.046 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
30 June 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
During the Algerian War the French army engaged in the 'emancipation' of Muslim women, to subvert the nationalist movement while inflicting widespread violence. This contradictory, catastrophic policy, as in contemporary Afghanistan and Iraq, revealed the failure of imposed Westernisation and triggered an Islamist backlash against women's rights. -- .
Author Biography
Neil MacMaster is Honorary Reader in the School of Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia -- .
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