Iran and the Challenge of Diversity: Islamic Fundamentalism, Aryanist Racism, and Democratic Struggles

Asgharzadeh, Ailreza

This interrogates the racist construction of Aria and Aryanism in an Iranian context, arguing that these concepts gave the Indo-European speaking Persian ethnic group an advantage over Iran's non-Persian nationalities and communities.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-07-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403980809

DOI: 10.1057/9780230604889

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 249