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

• Autore: Asgharzadeh Alireza
• 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.: 9910810649103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II