Ethnic Identity and the state in Iran:

Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Methodology; Outline of the Chapters; Chapter 1: Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts; Societal Security; Relative Deprivation Theory; Terms and Concepts; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Continuity and Change: The tradition of...

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Main Author: Saleh, Alam 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gordonsville, VA Palgrave Macmillan 2013
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Methodology; Outline of the Chapters; Chapter 1: Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts; Societal Security; Relative Deprivation Theory; Terms and Concepts; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Continuity and Change: The tradition of Security Discourse in Iran; Introduction; Expansionism and the Concept of Umma; The Iran-Iraq War: Islamism or Nationalism?; Rafsanjani, Reconstructionism, and Pragmatism; Khatami, Reforms, Failure, and Success; Iran in the Aftermath of the Reformists; Conclusion
Chapter 3: Iran's National Identity problemIntroduction; Reconstruction of Iran's National Identity; The Dichotomy of Iranianness and Islamicness; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Ethnic Conflict in Iran: Continuity and Change; Introduction; Ethnic Conflicts in Iran; Ethnic Groups; External Factors, Ethnicity, and Foreign Policy; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Relative Deprivation Theory and Political Violence in Iran; Introduction; The Islamic Republic: The Struggle for Legitimacy and Power; Discontent among Ethnic Minorities; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Ethnic Minorities in Iran: The View from the Ground
IntroductionRelative Deprivation and Societal Insecurity; Discriminative State Policies; Education, Modernization, and Ethnic Identity; Ethnosectarian Minorities; National Identity Crisis; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Separatism and the State's Mechanism of Control; Introduction; Iranian Security State; Ethnic Separatism; Foreign Actors and Ethnic Groups; Regional and Historical Impacts on Iran's Security Question; Conclusion; Conclusion: Themes and Implications; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Notes; Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (244 S.)
ISBN:9781137310873

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