From ancient civilizations of 3000 B.C. to the election of President Mohammad Khatami five millennia later, Iran's history is a rich palette of conquests, invasions, occupations, and revolutions. Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook documents for the first time the major ethnic groups that emerged during each era and traces their evolution to the present day.
Written by a social anthropologist educated in Iran and England, this analysis presents vital statistics on the Persians, Kurds, Turks, Lurs, Assyrians, Arabs, and other pastoral and urban groups of Iran, highlighting their differing languages, religions, cultural practices, political agendas, and current problems. The settling of nomadic tribes, the unveiling of women, the Islamic Revolution, OPEC, Soviet intervention, Kurdish oppression--these and other contentious topics are all examined with respect to their impact on Iran's ethnic entities.
Author(s): Massoume Price
Series: Ethnic Diversity Within Nations
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 393
Iran’s Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Series Editor’s Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
1 Land and Early History......Page 18
2 Islamic Conquest......Page 52
3 The Rise of Shi’i Islam......Page 82
4 Modernization and National Identity......Page 110
5 Twentieth-Century Iran......Page 134
6 Reform and Counter-Reform......Page 152
7 A New Nation in the Making......Page 184
8 Tribes and the State......Page 212
9 Great Expectations......Page 244
10 Ethnicity versus Nationality......Page 268
11 Backlash......Page 296
Appendix A: Chronology and Origin of the Ruling Groups......Page 362
Appendix B: Ethnic Groups......Page 364
Appendix C: Non-Muslim Religious Minorities......Page 366
Index......Page 368
