Majid Sharifi

Imagining Iran

The Tragedy of Subaltern Nationalism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The thematic focus of this book is the tragic yet inevitable effects of subaltern nationalism. The book covers the systemic challenges that all modern Iranian regimes have faced in establishing a sovereign, developed, democratic, and constitutional nation-state.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 759g
• ISBN-13: 9780739179444
• ISBN-10: 0739179446
• Artikelnr.: 38531088

Autorenporträt

Majid Sharifi is assistant professor in international affairs and government at Eastern Washington University. He has done extensive field research in the political development of Iran and surrounding countries. His research focuses on political and security trends and transformations in the littoral states of Persian Gulf, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1: Contested Iranianness Chapter 2: The Emergence of Modern
Iranian Nationalism Chapter 3: Subaltern Developmentalism: Reza Shah's
Reign (1921-1941) Chapter 4: Imperial Interventions (1941 and 1953) Chapter
5: Formation of a Hegemonic National Opposition (1953-1978) Chapter 6: The
Islamic Republic: The Creation of an Islamic Iranian Subject Chapter 7:
Consolidation of the State Power but Crisis in National Identity Chapter 8:
Islamic Nationalism Redefined Chapter 9: Official Nationalism in Practice:
Seduction of Othering Conclusion