Beschreibung:
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.
Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries The Journey between Theory and Practice: Text, Context, and Language Planting the Seeds of Racism: Diversity and the Problematic of Orientalist Historiography The Flourishing of Racist Ideology: From Pahlavi Monarchism to the Islamic Republic Reinforcing Racism: The Dominant Discourse and Praxis Resisting Racism: The Counter-Hegemonic Discourse and Praxis Conclusions: Politics of Assimilation and the Challenge of Diversity