TY  - BOOK
AU  - El Guindi,Fadwa
TI  - Veil: modesty, privacy, and resistance 
SN  - 1859739245 (cloth)
AV  - GT2112 .E5 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Oxford, UK, New York, NY
PB  - Berg
KW  - Veils
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Customs and practices
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Clothing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and indexes; pt. 1. Veiling in perspective. Introduction -- The veil in comparative tradition -- Ideological roots to ethnocentrism -- pt. 2. Dress, "libas" and "hijab". The anthropology of dress -- Sacred privacy -- The veil in social space -- The veil of masculinity -- The veil becomes a movement -- The sacred in the veil : hijab -- pt. 3. The resistance of the veil. Reactions to the new trend -- Contexts of resistance -- Veiling and feminism
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0611/00687589-d.html
ER  -