Iran's diverse peoples a reference sourcebook
Title:
Iran's diverse peoples a reference sourcebook
Author:
Price, Massoume.
ISBN:
9781849723329
9781576079942
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Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. ; Denver, Colo. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 376 p.) : ill., maps.
Series:
ABC-CLIO's ethnic diversity within nations series
Ethnic diversity within nations.
General Note:
Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.
Contents:
Land and early history -- Islamic conquest -- The rise of Shiỉ Islam -- Modernization and national identity -- Twentieth-century Iran -- Reform and counter-reform -- A new nation in the making -- Tribes and the state -- Great expectations -- Ethnicity versus nationality -- Backlash.
Abstract:
"Spanning a 5,000-year period, this is the first work to document the origins, evolution, and current status of all major ethnic groups in Iran."--Publisher's description.
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Electronic Access:
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