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Colorblind : racial thinking and cultural production in modern Iran and the diaspora /

"With this book, Amy Motlagh considers how racial thinking underpins cultural practices in Iran and the Iranian diaspora. Despite cultural traditions depicting black people and the documented presence of black Iranians, many have insisted that race is not an important aspect of Iranian culture,...

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Main Author:	Motlagh, Amy, 1976- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2026]
Series:	Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
Subjects:	Iranians > Race identity. National characteristics, Iranian. Group identity > Iran. Black people > Iran. Iran > Race relations. Iran > Intellectual life. Iraniens. Personnes noires > Iran. Black people Group identity Iranians National characteristics, Iranian Iran

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