Veil : modesty, privacy and resistance /
Fadwa El Guindi.
- Oxford : Berg, 1999.
- xx, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Dress, body, culture .
- Dress, body, culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the Arab East, this book challenges the European dichotomy of space into public & private, & morality into honour & shame, & shows how the notions have been mistakenly applied to Arab women's use of the veil.
Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Berg, 2010. (Berg fashion library) Mode of access: World Wide Web. Access restricted to institutions subscribing through Oxford University Press.
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Veils--Social aspects--Islamic countries. Muslim women--Clothing. Islam--Customs and practices. Veils--Psychological aspects.