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- Book Title
- Quiet Revolution : the Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America
- Publication Name
- A Quiet Revolution
- Title
- A Quiet Revolution
- Subtitle
- The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0300181434
- EAN
- 9780300181432
- ISBN
- 9780300181432
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Genre
- Religion, Social Science
- Topic
- Islam / History, Fundamentalism, Women's Studies, History, Customs & Traditions
- Release Year
- 2012
- Release Date
- 05/06/2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Item Length
- 0.9in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Item Width
- 0.6in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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A probing study of the veil's recent return--from one of the world's foremost authorities on Muslim women--that reaches surprising conclusions about contemporary Islam's place in the West today In Cairo in the 1940s, Leila Ahmed was raised by a generation of women who never dressed in the veils and headscarves their mothers and grandmothers had worn. To them, these coverings seemed irrelevant to both modern life and Islamic piety. Today, however, the majority of Muslim women throughout the Islamic world again wear the veil. Why, Ahmed asks, did this change take root so swiftly, and what does this shift mean for women, Islam, and the West? When she began her study, Ahmed assumed that the veil's return indicated a backward step for Muslim women worldwide. What she discovered, however, in the stories of British colonial officials, young Muslim feminists, Arab nationalists, pious Islamic daughters, American Muslim immigrants, violent jihadists, and peaceful Islamic activists, confounded her expectations. Ahmed observed that Islamism, with its commitments to activism in the service of the poor and in pursuit of social justice, is the strain of Islam most easily and naturally merging with western democracies' own tradition of activism in the cause of justice and social change. It is often Islamists, even more than secular Muslims, who are at the forefront of such contemporary activist struggles as civil rights and women's rights. Ahmed's surprising conclusions represent a near reversal of her thinking on this topic. Richly insightful, intricately drawn, and passionately argued, this absorbing story of the veil's resurgence, from Egypt through Saudi Arabia and into the West, suggests a dramatically new portrait of contemporary Islam.
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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300181434
ISBN-13
9780300181432
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111096634
Product Key Features
Book Title
Quiet Revolution : the Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Islam / History, Fundamentalism, Women's Studies, History, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bp190.5.H44
Reviews
"Ms. Ahmed gives us a fascinating portrait of the Muslim Brotherhood, especially of its ''unsung mother,'' Zainab al-Ghazali."-Mira Sethi, Wall Street Journal, "What lies behind the phenomenon of Muslim women wearing "Islamic dress"? Leila Ahmed provides an engaging tour through nationalism, socialism, Islam, and anti-imperialism in her beautifully written book, weaving together the themes of politics, dress, and women's changing roles with her usual historical and literary skill. A fascinating read."-Jane Smith, Harvard University, "Leila Ahmed ''s views on women, Islam and Islamism are not only interesting but courageous and need to be read and debated. Her new book brings the critical historical perspective necessary to understand the deep and quiet revolution that is occurring among American Muslims."-Tariq Ramadan, University of Oxford, "Ms. Ahmed gives us a fascinating portrait of the Muslim Brotherhood, especially of its 'unsung mother,' Zainab al-Ghazali."--Mira Sethi, Wall Street Journal "Ms. Ahmed's narrative deftly captures the mood of the [colonial] era, registering the range of ironies surrounding the status of the veil."--Mira Sethi, Wall Street Journal ". . . an acute study of how issues of political power and empire interact with women's own claims to autonomy within families and communities. Ahmed beds her analysis into the wider political currents of Egypt without ever losing sight of women's own interpretations of what they were doing and why."--Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian "Leila Ahmed takes a subject that arouses great emotion, shows how the resurgence of veiling has come about, and explains with great clarity what it means. Ahmed's learned and engaging argument should make all readers examine their prejudices. This valuable and much needed introduction to major trends in the modern Muslim world leads to some novel and surprising conclusions. An important book, it should be required reading for journalists, educationalists, politicians and religious leaders."--Karen Armstrong, Author, A History of God "Leila Ahmed 's views on women, Islam and Islamism are not only interesting but courageous and need to be read and debated. Her new book brings the critical historical perspective necessary to understand the deep and quiet revolution that is occurring among American Muslims."--Tariq Ramadan, University of Oxford "A powerful and critically important analysis of the veil's modern history and reemergence in our time. This is a history Leila Ahmed herself has lived through and witnessed, especially inNorth America. It is compelling reading for the many readers with questions about the veil and its meanings."--Diana Eck, author of A New Religious America "What lies behind the phenomenon of Muslim women wearing "Islamic dress"? Leila Ahmed provides an engaging tour through nationalism, socialism, Islam, and anti-imperialism in her beautifully written book, weaving together the themes of politics, dress, and women's changing roles with her usual historical and literary skill. A fascinating read."--Jane Smith,Harvard University, "In the post-9/11 world, as a Leila Ahmed points out in this gripping yet erudite book, the veil worn by women in Western countries such as Britain and America has come to symbolise a range of public postures, from the resistance to Islamophobia or anti-Muslim prejudice experienced on the domestic front, to expressions of support for Muslim women in places such as Iraq, Bosnia, Somalia, or Palestine, exemplified by the group that calls itself ' Scarves for Solidarity.' How is it, Ahmed asks, that a form of head-covering once seen as a symbol of patriarchal oppression can now be regarded as a call for justice?"-Malise Ruthven, Literary Review, "….an acute study of how issues of political power and empire interact with women's own claims to autonomy within families and communities. Ahmed beds her analysis into the wider political currents of Egypt without ever losing sight of women's own interpretations of what they were doing and why."-Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian, "A discerning account of feminists, veiled and unveiled, and their creation of what [Ahmed] sees as a new space within American Islam."-Christine Stansell, New Republic, "A discerning account of feminists, veiled and unveiled, and their creation of what [Ahmed] sees as a new space within American Islam...In delicate passages, Ahmed ventures her own longings for a larger space for women within the faith-for free-spirited inquiry and discussion and a return to the rational interpretation and scrutiny of holy texts. Ahmed finds a distinctly American Islam where women are playing an unprecedented role and gender inequality is often discussed."--Christine Stansell, New Republic, "'A Quiet Revolution' is an exceptional study of women in Islam. Their story is a remarkable one, and Leila Ahmed tells it with grace and understanding." -Joseph Preville, Time Out, "Leila Ahmed takes a subject that arouses great emotion, shows how the resurgence of veiling has come about, and explains with great clarity what it means. Ahmed''s learned and engaging argument should make all readers examine their prejudices. This valuable and much needed introduction to major trends in the modern Muslim world leads to some novel and surprising conclusions. An important book, it should be required reading for journalists, educationalists, politicians and religious leaders."-Karen Armstrong, Author, A History of God, "The portrait of post 9/11 Muslim America that Ahmed offers up in her book is strikingly hopeful, full of individuals, trends, and stories that make her case for this new era''s promise."- Time Magazine, " A Quiet Revolution is an important book.It provides a thorough history of the resurgence of the veil both in the Muslim world and in the U.S. and adds significant nuance to the complex issues that surround the veil. Ahmed''s work will no doubt continue to inspire a new generation of Muslim feminists."- Los Angeles Times, "A powerful and critically important analysis of the veil's modern history and reemergence in our time. This is a history Leila Ahmed herself has lived through and witnessed, especially in North America. It is compelling reading for the many readers with questions about the veil and its meanings."-Diana Eck, author of A New Religious America, "Ms. Ahmed''s narrative deftly captures the mood of the [colonial] era, registering the range of ironies surrounding the status of the veil."-Mira Sethi, Wall Street Journal
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
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2010-049535
Dewey Decimal
297.5/76
Dewey Edition
22
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