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Persian Cultural Nostalgia as Political Dissent.
- Source :
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Middle East Quarterly . Winter2020, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p. 4 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The article explores cultural nostalgia in Persia as a means of political dissent. Noted is how the political and social culture in the country has changed since the founding of Iran's Islamic Republic in 1979, which shifted the country's ancient culture to a theocratic dictatorship. Other topics include nostalgia for the Persian Empire's pre-Islamic past among Iranian exiles and an extensive look a survey that took place in California that aimed to gather more data about Iranian-American views of the Islamic Republic.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10739467
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Middle East Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 140325645