The Thousand and One Borders of Iran: Travel and Identity

by Fariba Adelkhah

Book Overview

A country marked by controversy, Iran's social, cultural and political dynamics are too often reduced to a few misleading clich s. Islamism is widely considered to shape all social relations in Iranian society and, while Iranian society is indeed Islamic, this term's multiple meanings in everyday life and practices go far beyond the na ve and monolithic idea we are used to.

The Thousand and One Borders of Iran analyses travel as a social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138919713
• ISBN13: 9781138919716
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"