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Everyday Iran - A Provincial Portrait of the Islamic Republic (Hardcover)
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Everyday Iran - A Provincial Portrait of the Islamic Republic (Hardcover)
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Iran is a country which, despite its extensive coverage in the
media, is often regarded as 'mysterious', 'exotic' and
'other-worldly'. This attitude often stems from a focus on the
rhetoric of controversial figures in Iranian politics, rather than
looking at the everyday lives of Iranians themselves. In this book,
Clarissa de Waal uses her training as an anthropologist to examine
the experiences of individuals, concentrating on the Fars province
in southwest Iran. This serves to highlight contemporary Iran
outside of the capital, which so often dominates western
understanding of the country. De Waal interviews a wide range of
subjects, from public sector workers and entrepreneurs to Qashqa'i
(both settled and nomadic), from students to the unemployed and
from hairdressers to university professors. Through these
interviews, she offers insight into the commonplace rituals of
family interaction, the economics of food and fuel subsidies (and
their withdrawal), the pervasiveness of unemployment and the
varying approaches to Islam. She explores the extent to which the
government of Iran and state-sanctioned religion impinges on
citizens at home, work and in their social lives. Yet despite
intrusive state interventionism, de Waal encounters inconsistencies
between official government strictures and daily life. Satellite
dishes, though illegal, are owned by most households, enabling them
to watch foreign television from Mexican telenovellas to CNN.
Uniquely, by being there during the 2009 elections, de Waal is also
able to examine first-hand the various reactions both to the debate
in the run-up to the elections and the huge protests in the wake of
the election, recording the diverse responses to the candidates and
their political platforms. By focusing on the everyday existence of
a variety of Iranians from different backgrounds, de Waal offers
insightful analysis concerning ordinary Iranians' lives and the
impact the state has on them economically, socially and
religiously.
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