Ethnic identity and the state in Iran / Alam Saleh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saleh, Alam, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Iran.

Ethnicity.

Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Islam.

Ethnic groups--Iran.

Ethnic groups.

Islam and culture--Iran.

Islam and culture.

Islam and politics--Iran.

Islam and politics.

Iran.

Iran--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Iran--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Iran--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

233 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]

Summary:

Tehran's complicated relationship with its ethnic sub-groups has been a pressing security concern since the formation of modern Iran in 1925. This concern is intimately linked with issues related to citizenship, democracy, and democratic political processes, which remain fundamental to Iran's political structure and the Iranian political sphere. This book argues that, while the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a-Persian dominated state, 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts 9

2 Continuity and Change: The Tradition of Security Discourse in Iran 25

3 Iran's National Identity Problem 45

4 Ethnic Conflict in Iran: Continuity and Change 59

5 Relative Deprivation Theory and Political Violence in Iran 85

6 Ethnic Minorities in Iran: The View from the Ground 105

7 Separatism and the State's Mechanism of Control 137.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137310866

1137310863

OCLC:

826458600