Iran and the Challenge of Diversity

Islamic Fundamentalism, Aryanist Racism, and Democratic Struggles

Paperback Engels 2007 9781349538850
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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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ISBN13:9781349538850
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries The Journey between Theory and Practice: Text, Context, and Language Planting the Seeds of Racism: Diversity and the Problematic of Orientalist Historiography The Flourishing of Racist Ideology: From Pahlavi Monarchism to the Islamic Republic Reinforcing Racism: The Dominant Discourse and Praxis Resisting Racism: The Counter-Hegemonic Discourse and Praxis Conclusions: Politics of Assimilation and the Challenge of Diversity

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