Minorities in Iran: nationalism and ethnicity after Khomeini
Introduction --. - Identifying a people --. - The minority issue --. - Diversity and order --. - A nation defended --. - A nation re-envisioned --. - Conclusion
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Introduction --. - Identifying a people --. - The minority issue --. - Diversity and order --. - A nation defended --. - A nation re-envisioned --. - Conclusion
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In: Middle Eastern studies, Volume 55, Issue 3, p. 301-318
ISSN: 1743-7881
In: Intelligence and national security, Volume 24, Issue 5, p. 730-753
ISSN: 1743-9019
In: Intelligence and national security, Volume 24, Issue 5, p. 730-753
ISSN: 0268-4527
In: Studies in ethnicity and nationalism: SEN, Volume 8, Issue 3, p. 481-501
ISSN: 1754-9469
AbstractBy analysing the symbols and language employed in official statements on two cases of ethnic minority unrest in Iran in 2005–6, the article shows how the Islamic Republic's ideologues and leaders are responding to threats against national security and to alternative definitions of identity. In this emerging discourse, religious and secular notions of patriotism and loyalty are interwoven and an Islamist/nationalist conceptualisation of Iranian nationhood is defended. This interesting process of paradoxical dynamics is an important part of the ongoing struggle to define the identity of Iran in a region boiling with political and cultural conflicts.
In: Iranian studies, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 159-171
ISSN: 1475-4819
The present review essay is of a novel format: two authors working in the same field introduce each other's works, and then pose a number of questions to each other. The aim is to facilitate dialogue between scholars occupied with similar issues, theories, methods or problems, and to share their discussions with others. Here, Alam Saleh, Lecturer in Middle Eastern Politics, University of Exeter, and Rasmus Christian Elling, Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies, University of Copenhagen, introduce each other's recent books on ethnic minorities, identity and nationalism in post-revolution Iran. These introductions are then followed by questions and answers in relation to the topics covered by the books.
In: Middle East report: MER ; Middle East research and information project, MERIP, Volume 45, Issue 4/277, p. 2-27, 34
ISSN: 0888-0328, 0899-2851
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In: Ethnic and racial studies
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In: Middle East report: MER ; Middle East research and information project, MERIP, Volume 48, Issue 2, p. 2-48
ISSN: 0888-0328, 0899-2851
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In: Space and Place 14
Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety of Middle Eastern contexts. By situating incidents in particular processes and conflicts, the case studies seek to counter notions of a violent Middle East in order to foster a new understanding of violence beyond that of a meaningless and destructive social and political act. Contributions explore processes sparked by the transition from empires — Ottoman and Qajar, but also European — to the formation of nation states, and the resulting changes in cityscapes throughout the region