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Veil (Paperback)
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Veil (Paperback)
Series: Object Lessons
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List price R298
Loot Price R268
Discovery Miles 2 680
You Save R30 (10%)
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books
about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The veil can be an
instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer
power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which
she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria examines how veils do
more than they get credit for. Part memoir and part philosophical
investigation, Veil questions that what is seen is always good and
free, and that what is veiled can only signal servility and
subterfuge. From personal encounters with the veil in France (where
it is banned) to Iran (where it is compulsory), Zakaria shows how
the garment's reputation as a pre-modern relic is fraught and up
for grabs. The veil is an object in constant transformation, whose
myriad meanings challenge the absolute truths of patriarchy. Object
Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The
Atlantic.
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