Iran and the Challenge of Diversity

1. Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries
Alireza Asgharzadeh

2. The Journey between Theory and Practice: Text, Context, and Language
Alireza Asgharzadeh

3. Planting the Seeds of Racism: Diversity and the Problematic of Orientalist Historiography
Alireza Asgharzadeh

4. The Flourishing of Racist Ideology: From Pahlavi Monarchism to the Islamic Republic
Alireza Asgharzadeh

5. Reinforcing Racism: The Dominant Discourse and Praxis
Alireza Asgharzadeh

6. Resisting Racism: The Counterhegemonic Discourse and Praxis
Alireza Asgharzadeh

7. Conclusions: Politics of Assimilation and the Challenge of Diversity
Alireza Asgharzadeh

Keywords: Social Sciences, Ethnicity Studies, Political Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Middle Eastern Culture, Human Rights, Social Structure, Social Inequality