The Iranian Diaspora : : Challenges, Negotiations, and Transformations /

The Iranian Diaspora : : Challenges, Negotiations, and Transformations / / ed. by Mohsen Mostafavi Mobasher.

The Iranian revolution of 1978–1979 uprooted and globally dispersed an enormous number of Iranians from all walks of life. Bitter political relations between Iran and the West have since caused those immigrants to be stigmatized, marginalized, and politicized, which, in turn, has discredited and dis...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
MitwirkendeR:
Bozorgmehr, Mehdi,
Fotouhi, Sanaz,
Gholami, Reza,
Ghorashi, Halleh,
Ketcham, Eric,
Miggiano, Alice,
Mostafavi Mobasher, Mohsen,
Nanquette, Laetitia,
Rodriguez, Nestor,
Sadeghi, Sahar,
Sarmadi, Behzad,
Spellman Poots, Kathryn,
HerausgeberIn:
Mobasher, Mohsen Mostafavi,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2018
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Ethnic Identity and Challenges of Integration
  • Introduction
  • 1. Adult Children of Professional and Entrepreneurial Immigrants: Second-Generation Iranians in the United States
  • 2. Host Discrimination, Bounded Mobility, and Bounded Belonging: Iranians in Germany
  • 3. Challenges of Integration and Belonging: Iranians in the Netherlands
  • 4. Integration, Cultural Production, and Challenges of Identity Construction: Iranians in Great Britain
  • 5. Transmigration, Proximity, and Sociopolitical Disconnection: Iranians in the United Arab Emirates
  • Part II: Creative Cultural Activities and (Re)construction of Culture and Ethnic Identity
  • Introduction
  • 6. Construction of National Identity through Ethnic Poetry, Film, and Play: Iranians in Australia
  • 7. Diaspora and Literary Production: Iranians in France
  • 8. Diaspora and Ethnic Identity Construction and Negotiation through Literary Production: Iranians in Italy
  • Conclusion: Prospect for Integration of Iranians and Questions for Future Research
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index

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