Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran

Zusatztext To come Informationen zum Autor Alam Saleh is a lecturer in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. Klappentext While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran. Zusammenfassung While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony!" the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts 2. Continuity and Change: The Tradition of Security Discourse in Iran 3. Iran's National Identity Problematic 4. Ethnic conflict in Iran: Continuity and Changes 5. Relative Deprivation Theory and Political Violence in Iran 6. Ethnic Minorities in Iran: The View from the Ground 7. Separatism and the State's Mechanism of Control Conclusion

Table des matières

Introduction 1. Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts 2. Continuity and Change: The Tradition of Security Discourse in Iran 3. Iran's National Identity Problematic 4. Ethnic conflict in Iran: Continuity and Changes 5. Relative Deprivation Theory and Political Violence in Iran 6. Ethnic Minorities in Iran: The View from the Ground 7. Separatism and the State's Mechanism of Control Conclusion

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: A Saleh, A. Saleh, Alam Saleh
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9781137310866
• ISBN: 978-1-137-31086-6
• Pages: 242
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; B, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Policy, Political Sociology, Middle East, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Ethnicity, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Ethnicity Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Ethnology—Middle East, Middle Eastern Culture