Publication

2010 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

51,750 words, Guess

Page Count

207 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC379.2/809561
  • LCCLC94.T9 S44 2010

Description

This book explores educational and cultural experiences of "part-time unveilers" during their degree programs in public institutions in Turkey. The term "part-time unveiler" is coined to refer to undergraduate female students who cover their hair in their private lives, but who remove the headscarf while at a Turkish university as a result of the higher education headscarf ban policy. The book is based on a qualitative study that involved one-on-one interviews with thirty participants. The book highlights how part-time unveilers understand and negotiate the policy, the challenges and opportuni.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Middle East today

Other Editions

  • Religion and the state in Turkish universities: the headscarf banPalgrave Macmillan2010-01-01

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