Nomads in postrevolutionary Iran : the Qashqa'i in an era of change / Lois Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Lois, 1944- author.

Series:

Iranian studies ; Volume 22.

Iranian Studies ; Volume 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qashqāʾī (Turkic people)--Iran--Ethnic identity.

Qashqāʾī (Turkic people).

Qashqāʾī (Turkic people)--Government policy--Iran.

Iran--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Iran.

Iran--Politics and government--1997-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the rapid transition in Iran from a modernizing, westernizing, secularizing monarchy (1941-79) to a hard-line, conservative, clergy-run Islamic republic (1979-), this book focuses on the ways this process has impacted the Qashqa'i-a rural, nomadic, tribally organized, Turkish-speaking, ethnic minority of a million and a half people who are dispersed across the southern Zagros Mountains.Analysing the relationship between the tribal polity and each of the two regimes, the book goes on to explain the resilience of the people's tribal organizations, kinship networks, and politicized ethn

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of terms; List of identities; Timeline; 1 Introduction; Interlinking perspectives; The process of research; With my daughter; Organization of the book; 2 Past and present: Forty-four years of transformation; Circumstances in 1970; Circumstances in 2013; Transformational processes; Demographic patterns among the Qermezi, 1970-2000; 3 The revolution and the Islamic Republic: Reflections on 1978-2013; Experiencing the revolution; Imprisonment of Qashqa'i leaders

Martyrs of the Iraq-Iran warThe state and the tribe; New revolutionary Islamic councils for nomads and villagers; New faces in the tribe; 4 Reclaiming culture: The politics of resistance and defiance: Reflections on 1992; Attire; Religious belief and practice; Ritual and ceremony; Nasir Qermezi's wedding; Ibrahim Qermezi's wedding; 5 The hope of spring: Reflections on 1995-winter and spring; Struggles over land; Life in town; Welcoming the New Year; 6 Death and memory: The end of the life of a Qashqa'i tribesman in Iran: Reflections on 1995-summer; Borzu Qermezi's last spring

Borzu Qermezi's demise and burialThird-day memorial; Seventh-day memorial; Adorning the gravesite; Thursday afternoon visitations; Fortieth-day memorial; Events in the year after the death; One-year memorial, 1996; Second anniversary, 1997; 7 Life moves on: Reflections on 1996; Shahriyar Qermezi, parliamentary deputy; Teachers, schools, and students: The promise of formal education; 8 Decisions and consequences: Reflections on 1997 and 1998; Mohammad Karim Qermezi sells his flock; A split in the family; Abbas Qermezi and his rifle; 9 Facing the future: Reflections on 1999

Revolutionary Islamic councils for villages and townsA wedding postponed; Assaults against their lands; A new settlement at Mulleh Balut; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-74386-5

1-138-09972-4

1-315-79422-5

1-317-74387-3

9781315794228

OCLC:

895712551