The Iranian diaspora : challenges, negotiations, and transformations / edited by Mohsen Mostafavi Mobasher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mobasher, Mohsen Mostafavi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iranian diaspora.

Iranians--Migrations.

Iranians.

Iranians--Foreign countries.

Iranians--Foreign countries--Ethnic identity.

Iranians--Foreign countries--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

xviii, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Ethnic identity and challenges of integration

Adult children of professional and entrepreneurial immigrants : second-generation Iranians in the United States / Mehdi Bozorgmehr and Eric Ketcham

Host discrimination, bounded mobility, and bounded belonging : Iranian in Germany / Sahar Sadeghi

Challenges of integration and belonging : Iranians in the Netherlands / Halleh Ghorashi

Integration, cultural production, and challenges of identity construction : Iranians in Great Britain / Kathryn Spellman and Reza Gholami

Transmigration, proximity, and socio-political disconnection : Iranian in the United Arab Emirartes / Behzad Sarmadi

pt. 2. Creative cultural activities and (re)construction of culture and ethnic identity

Construction of national identity through ethnic poetry, film, and play : Iranians in Australia / Sanaz Fotouhi

Diaspora and literary production : Iranians in France / Laetitia Nanquette

Diaspora and ethnic identity construction and negotionation through literary production : Iranians in Italy / Alice Miggiano

Conclusion : prospect for integration of Iranians and questions for future research / Mohsen M. Mobasher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781477316641

1477316647

OCLC:

1008767564