Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture (Studies in European Culture and History)
Beverly M. Weber
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Hardcover. Weber contributes to the ongoing scholarly discussion about Islam in the West, demonstrating how current thinking about gender violence prohibits the intellectual inquiry necessary to act against such violence, and analyzes ways in which Muslim women participate in the public sphere by thematizing violence in literature, art, and media. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 445.
Weber contributes to the ongoing scholarly discussion about Islam in the West, demonstrating how current thinking about gender violence prohibits the intellectual inquiry necessary to act against such violence, and analyzes ways in which Muslim women participate in the public sphere by thematizing violence in literature, art, and media.
Weber contributes to the ongoing scholarly discussion about Islam in the West, demonstrating how current thinking about gender violence prohibits the intellectual inquiry necessary to act against such violence, and analyzes ways in which Muslim women participate in the public sphere by thematizing violence in literature, art, and media.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Studies in European Culture and History
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137007087
SKU
V9781137007087
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99-15
About Beverly M. Weber
Beverly M. Weber is an assistant professor of German in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Reviews for Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture (Studies in European Culture and History)
"Weber's insightful engagement with literary theorists is outstanding. In the context of German-language and English-language research about Muslims, feminists, popular culture, politics, and criticism in post-Cold War Germany, this is a major contribution." - Claudia Koonz, Peabody Family Professor Emeritus of History, Duke University, USA "Ranging from dominant discourses on honor killings and headscarves to self-representations and ... Read more