Burning the Veil: The Algerian War and the 'Emancipation' of Muslim Women, 1954–62
Author:   Neil MacMaster ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719087547


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   30 June 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Burning the Veil: The Algerian War and the 'Emancipation' of Muslim Women, 1954–62


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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. -- .

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Author:   Neil MacMaster ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780719087547


ISBN 10:   0719087546
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   30 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Neil MacMaster is Honorary Reader in the School of Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia

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