While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persia

In early 1946, Kurds declared an independent republic in north-west Iran. The Mahabad Republic, as it became known, was the first time that the Kurds experience

While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persia

Ethnic and religious identity-markers compete with class and gender as principles shaping the organization and classification of everyday life. But how are an i

This book discusses what it means to “perform the State,” what this action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these various performances are r