Minorities in Iran Nationalism and Ethnicity after Khomeini

Based on the premise that nationalism is a dominant factor in Iranian identity politics despite the significant changes brought about by the Islamic Revolution, this cross-disciplinary work investigates the languages of nationalism in contemporary Iran th

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Minorities in Iran

Rasmus Christian Elling

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Nationalism and Ethnicity after Khomeini

minorities in iran Copyright © Rasmus Christian Elling, 2013 All rights reserved.

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Acknowledgments Introduction

vii 1

1 Identifying a People

15

2 The Minority Issue

45

3 Diversity and Order

83

4 A Nation Defended

119

5 A Nation Re-envisioned

161

6 Conclusion

203

Notes

207

Bibliography

229

Index

261

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