Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran

By Alam Saleh

Book Overview

While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349456764
• ISBN13: 9781349456765
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"