Young and defiant in Tehran /

Young and defiant in Tehran /

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Author / Creator:	Khosravi, Shahram.
Imprint:	Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2008.
Description:	224 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Contemporary ethnography Contemporary ethnography.
Subject:	Youth -- Iran -- Tehran. Ethnology -- Iran -- Tehran. Popular culture -- Iran -- Tehran. Islam and politics -- Iran -- Tehran. Islam and culture -- Iran -- Tehran. Group identity -- Political aspects -- Iran -- Tehran. Ethnology. Group identity -- Political aspects. Islam and culture. Islam and politics. Manners and customs. Popular culture. Youth. Tehran (Iran) -- Social life and customs. Iran -- Tehran.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6659518

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ISBN:	9780812240399 (hbk.) 0812240391 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and index.
Summary:	"In this ethnography of contemporary youth culture in Iran's capital, Shahram Khosravi examines how young Tehranis struggle for identity in the battle over the right to self-expression. Khosravi looks closely at the strictures confronting Iranian youth and the ways transnational cultural influences penetrate and flourish. Focusing on gathering places such as shopping centers and coffee shops, Khosravi examines the practices of everyday life through which young Tehranis demonstrate defiance against the official culture and parental dominance. In addition to being sites of opposition, Khosravi argues, these alternative spaces serve as creative centers for expression and, above all, imagination. His analysis reveals the transformative power these spaces have and how they enable young Iranians to develop their own culture as well as individual and generational identities." --Front flap.

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Call Number:	HQ799.I62 K56 2008
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