Nomads in postrevolutionary Iran : the Qashqa'i in an era of change

Nomads in postrevolutionary Iran : the Qashqa'i in an era of change /

"Examining the rapid transition in Iran from a modernizing, westernizing, secularizing monarchy (1941-79) to a hard-line, conservative, clergy-run Islamic republic (1979- ), this book focuses on the ways this process has impacted the Qashqa'i--a rural, nomadic, tribally organized, Turkish-...

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Main Author: Beck, Lois, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015
Series:Iranian studies (London, England) ; 22.
Subjects:
Qashqāʼī (Turkic people) > Government policy > Iran.
Qashqāʼī (Turkic people) > Iran > Ethnic identity.
Iran > Politics and government > 1979-1997.
Iran > Politics and government > 1997-
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Past and present: forty-four years of transformation
  • The revolution and the Islamic Republic: reflections on 1978-2013
  • Reclaiming culture: the politics of resistance and defiance: reflections on 1992
  • The hope of spring: reflections on 1995-winter and spring
  • Death and memory: the end of the lfe of Qashqa'i tribesman in Iran: reflectons on 1995-summer
  • Life moves on : reflections on 1996
  • Decisions and consequences: reflections on 1997 and 1998
  • Facing the future: reflections on 1999.

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