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Autore |
Asgharzadeh Alireza |
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Titolo |
Iran and the challenge of diversity [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic fundamentalism, Aryanist racism, and democratic struggles / / Alireza Asgharzadeh |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-36295-6 |
9786611362959 |
0-230-60488-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cultural pluralism - Iran |
Pan-Iranism |
Electronic books. |
Iran Ethnic relations History 20th century |
Iran Politics and government 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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