Iran and the challenge of diversity [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic fundamentalism, Aryanist racism, and democratic struggles / / Alireza Asgharzadeh
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Asgharzadeh Alireza
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Iran and the challenge of diversity [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic fundamentalism, Aryanist racism, and democratic struggles / / Alireza Asgharzadeh
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.800955 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cultural pluralism - Iran |
| Pan-Iranism | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Iran Ethnic relations History 20th century |
| Iran Politics and government 20th century | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Iran and the challenge of diversity |
| ISBN: | 1-281-36295-6 |
| 9786611362959 | |
| 0-230-60488-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784136903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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