Young and Defiant in Tehran

Shahram Khosravi

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2008

Young and Defiant in Tehran

Shahram Khosravi

In the series Contemporary Ethnography

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206814

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About this book

In this ethnography of contemporary youth culture in Iran's capital, Shahram Khosravi examines the practices of everyday life through which young Tehranis demonstrate defiance against the official culture and the parental generation.

Author / Editor information

Shahram Khosravi is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University.

Reviews

"One of the most methodologically sound and theoretically grounded studies of Iranian youth produced so far. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice

"A lively and rich text for anybody interested in youth culture, urban and popular cultures, cultural politics, Muslim cultures, and Middle East studies. Shahram Khosravi defies popular images of dull Iranian culture and introduces vibrant features of Tehran life and cultural negotiations. The book successfully engages and uniquely contributes to ongoing debates about Islam, modernity, culture, urban spaces, and resistance."—Anthropological Quarterly

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Note on Transliteration and Dates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Cultural Crimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2. The Aesthetics of Authority Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3. A Dissident Neighborhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4. A Passage to Modernity: Golestan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
5. The Third Generation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
6. Culture of Defiance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Coda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
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Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 1 map
Keywords: Anthropology; Folklore; Linguistics; Human Rights; Law; Middle Eastern Studies; African Studies; Asian Studies

eBook

Published: September 28, 2011
ISBN: 9780812206814