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BL
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| Record Number
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1091158
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bc1010677
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Amer, Sahar
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| Title & Author
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What is veiling? /\ Sahar Amer.
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| Publication Statement
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Edinburgh :: Edinburgh University Press,, 2014.
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1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9780748696840
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: 0748696849
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: 0748696822
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: 9780748696826
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9780748696833
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0748696830
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9780748696864
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0748696865
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9780748696826
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Part II -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Part III -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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| Abstract
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Examines the practice of veiling in Muslim culture, discussing its history, its religious, social, and political significance, and its importance to both conservative and progressive Muslim women as a symbol of commitment to their beliefs. --Publishers description.
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Hijab (Islamic clothing)
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Veils-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Muslim women-- Clothing.
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Ḥijāb.
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Voiles (Coiffures)-- Aspect religieux-- Islam.
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Musulmanes-- Costume.
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hijabs.
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RELIGION-- Islam-- General.
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Hijab (Islamic clothing)
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Muslim women-- Clothing.
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Veils-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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| Dewey Classification
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297.5/76
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| LC Classification
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BP190.5.H44A535 2014eb
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