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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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Autore: Asgharzadeh Alireza Visualizza persona
Titolo: Iran and the challenge of diversity [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic fundamentalism, Aryanist racism, and democratic struggles / / Alireza Asgharzadeh Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-36295-6
9786611362959
0-230-60488-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784136903321
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