Veiled Figures
Author | : Teresa Heffernan |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2016-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781442637238 |
ISBN-13 | : 1442637234 |
Rating | : 4/5 (234 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Veiled Figures by : Teresa Heffernan
Download or read book Veiled Figures written by Teresa Heffernan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam, the Enlightenment, and the veil -- The great whore of Babylon: cosmopolitanism and racialized nationalism -- Two western women venture east: Lady Annie Brassey and Anna Bowman Dodd -- The Great War and its aftermath: militarized citizens, (un)veiled bodies, and the nation -- The burqa and the bikini: veiling and unveiling at the turn of the twenty-first century