Veil: Mirror of Identity

Joppke, Christian Georg (2009). Veil: Mirror of Identity. Cambridge: Polity Press

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The Islamic headscarf has become the subject of heated legal and political debate. France and Germany have legislated against it, and even the UK, long a champion of multiculturalism, has recently restricted the veil proper. Ever since home-grown Islamic terrorism struck Europe, these debates have become even more prominent, impassioned and wide-ranging, with vital global importance.

In this concise and beautifully written introduction to the politics of the veil in modern societies, Christian Joppke examines why a piece of clothing could have led to such controversy. He dissects the multiple meanings of the Islamic headscarf, and explores its links with the global rise of Islam, Muslim integration, and the retreat from multiculturalism. He argues that the headscarf functions as a mirror of identity, but one in which national and liberal identities overlap, exposing the paradox that while it may be an affront to liberal values, its suppression is equally illiberal.

Item Type:	Book (Monograph)
Division/Institute:	03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Sociology
UniBE Contributor:	Joppke, Christian Georg
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science
ISBN:	9780745643519
Publisher:	Polity Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Michalina Zofia Preisner
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2016 13:53
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:55
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/81325