The Politics of the Veil by Joan Wallach Scott

The Politics of the Veil

Joan Wallach Scott

208 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of "conspicuous signs" of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it ...

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