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LEADER: 02351cam a22003378a 4500
001 2009043584
003 DLC
005 20100413141415.0
008 091022s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009043584
020 $a9781845204327 (cloth)
020 $a9781845204334 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $ae-uk---
050 00 $aGT733$b.T37 2010
082 00 $a391.2088/297$222
100 1 $aTarlo, Emma.
245 10 $aVisibly Muslim :$bfashion, politics, faith /$cEmma Tarlo.
260 $aNew York :$bBerg Publishers,$c2010.
263 $a0912
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Muslims in Britain and cosmopolitan cities throughout the West are increasingly choosing to express their identity and faith through dress, whether by wearing colourful headscarves, austere black garments or creative new forms of Islamic fashion. Why is dress such an important issue for Muslims? Why is it such a major topic of media interest and international concern? This timely and important book cuts through media stereotypes of Muslim appearances, providing intimate insights into what clothes really mean to the people who design and wear them. It examines how different ideas of fashion, politics, faith, freedom, beauty, modesty and cultural diversity are articulated by young British Muslims as they seek out clothes which best express their identities, perspectives and concerns. It also explores the wider social and political effects of their clothing choices on the development of transnational cultural formations and multicultural urban spaces. Based on contemporary ethnographic research, the book is an essential read for students and scholars of religion, sociology, cultural studies, anthropology and fashion as well as anyone interested in cultural diversity and the changing face of cosmopolitan cities throughout the world"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aMuslim women$xClothing$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aMuslim women$zGreat Britain$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aHijab (Islamic clothing)$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aBurqas (Islamic clothing)$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aClothing and dress$xReligious aspects$xIslam.
650 0 $aVeils$xReligious aspects$xIslam.
650 0 $aIslam in mass media.
650 0 $aMuslims in popular culture.