Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran

• Author(s): A. Saleh,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 233
• ISBN_10: 1137310871
  ISBN_13: 9781137310873
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , Political Science / World / Middle Eastern , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / General , Political Science / General , Political Science / Public Policy / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... 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.