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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450934603321

Autore

Asgharzadeh Alireza

Titolo

Iran and the challenge of diversity [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic fundamentalism, Aryanist racism, and democratic struggles / / Alireza Asgharzadeh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

ISBN

1-281-36295-6

9786611362959

0-230-60488-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

305.800955

Soggetti

Cultural pluralism - Iran

Pan-Iranism

Electronic books.

Iran Ethnic relations History 20th century

Iran Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; 1 Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries; 2 The Journey between Theory and Practice: Text, Context, and Language; 3 Planting the Seeds of Racism: Diversity and the Problematic of Orientalist Historiography; 4 The Flourishing of Racist Ideology: From Pahlavi Monarchism to the Islamic Republic; 5 Reinforcing Racism: The Dominant Discourse and Praxis; 6 Resisting Racism: The Counterhegemonic Discourse and Praxis; 7 Conclusions: Politics of Assimilation and the Challenge of Diversity; References and Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This interrogates the racist construction of Aria and Aryanism in an Iranian context, arguing that these concepts gave the Indo-European speaking Persian ethnic group an advantage over Iran's non-Persian nationalities and communities.