Nomads in Postrevolutionary Iran : The Qashqa'i in an Era of Change.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of terms -- List of identities -- Timeline -- 1 Introduction -- Interlinking perspectives -- The process of research -- With my daughter -- Organization of the book -- 2 Past and present: Forty-four years of transformation -- Circumstances in 1970 -- Circumstances in 2013 -- Transformational processes -- Demographic patterns among the Qermezi, 1970-2000 -- 3 The revolution and the Islamic Republic: Reflections on 1978-2013 -- Experiencing the revolution -- Imprisonment of Qashqa'i leaders -- Martyrs of the Iraq-Iran war -- The state and the tribe -- New revolutionary Islamic councils for nomads and villagers -- New faces in the tribe -- 4 Reclaiming culture: The politics of resistance and defiance: Reflections on 1992 -- Attire -- Religious belief and practice -- Ritual and ceremony -- Nasir Qermezi's wedding -- Ibrahim Qermezi's wedding -- 5 The hope of spring: Reflections on 1995-winter and spring -- Struggles over land -- Life in town -- Welcoming the New Year -- 6 Death and memory: The end of the life of a Qashqa'i tribesman in Iran: Reflections on 1995-summer -- Borzu Qermezi's last spring -- Borzu Qermezi's demise and burial -- Third-day memorial -- Seventh-day memorial -- Adorning the gravesite -- Thursday afternoon visitations -- Fortieth-day memorial -- Events in the year after the death -- One-year memorial, 1996 -- Second anniversary, 1997 -- 7 Life moves on: Reflections on 1996 -- Shahriyar Qermezi, parliamentary deputy -- Teachers, schools, and students: The promise of formal education -- 8 Decisions and consequences: Reflections on 1997 and 1998 -- Mohammad Karim Qermezi sells his flock -- A split in the family -- Abbas Qermezi and his rifle -- 9 Facing the future: Reflections on 1999.

Revolutionary Islamic councils for villages and towns -- A wedding postponed -- Assaults against their lands -- A new settlement at Mulleh Balut -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book examines the social and political change in Iran outside of Tehran since the revolution and how local communities have developed and changed.

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