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Depicting the Veil - Transnational Sexism and the War on Terror (Paperback) Loot Price: R658
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Depicting the Veil - Transnational Sexism and the War on Terror (Paperback): Robin L. Riley

Depicting the Veil - Transnational Sexism and the War on Terror (Paperback)

Robin L. Riley

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This powerful book exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of color as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between Mrs Anthrax, female suicide bomber and tragic, helpless victim, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how this kind of transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism.

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Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2013
First published: October 2013
Authors: Robin L. Riley
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-1-78032-128-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN: 1-78032-128-7
Barcode: 9781780321288

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