Iranians in London : voices of exile /: voices of exile. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mahnaz Sekechi.
• Authors: Sekechi, Mahnaz
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; Abstract; Aim of the Book; The Approach of This Study; Structure of the Book; References; 2 Historical Context: The Iranian Revolutions of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries and the Struggle for Freedom; Abstract; Introduction; Cyclical Pattern of Arbitrary Rule; Nineteenth-Century Iran: The Qajar Dynasty and Concessions to Western Powers; The Tobacco Revolt of 1891; The Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911; The Twentieth Century and the Pahlavi Dynasty; Oil and Mohammad Mossadeq; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: 1953-1978 The Islamic Revolution of 1979The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI); Women's Views on Iran; The Republic's Presidents (1980-2017); Conclusion; References; 3 Theoretical Framework: Migration, Diaspora, Social Suffering and Encapsulated Sadness; Abstract; Postcolonialism: Difference and Othering; Self-reflective Narratives of 'Othering'; Iranian Theorising and Research; Psychoanalytic Theories of Migration and Exile; Loss and Encapsulated Sadness; Psychosocial Studies; Circle of Sadness, Anger and Guilt; Mourning and Melancholia; The Duration and Process of Sadness and Melancholia Social SufferingReferences; 4 Gol: Flight to Freedom; Abstract; Brief Biography; Gol's Style of Presentation of His Story; Family-Early Psychosocial Experiences; Work; Social Suffering; Migration; Reflections and Conclusion; References; 5 Mahmoud: 'The Sorrow Which Has No Vent in Tears May Make Other Organs Weep' (Dr. Henry Maudsley 1895; British Psychiatrist); Abstract; Brief Biography; Mahmoud's Presentation of His Story; Family-Early Psychosocial Experiences; Work; Migration; Reflections and Conclusions; References 6 Sahel: 'Learning Is Very Important to Me-Maybe It's This Issue That Keeps Me Alive'Abstract; Brief Biography; Told Story; Family-Early Psychosocial Experiences; Work, Politics, Gains and Losses; Migration; Reflections and Conclusion; References; 7 Comparing Experiences Across the Stories: Loss and Belonging; Abstract; Comparing the Cases; Temporal and Spatial Phases of Case Evolutions; Iran Pre-migration; Sociopolitical Persecution; Anxieties About Difference; Loss of Basic Rights and Liberties; Anxieties Regarding Raising Children; Early Experiences in London; Impact of Migration Participants with Similar Standards of Life in London as in IranJasmine; Roya; Sue; Mehri; Cyrus; Participants with a Lower Standard of Life in London Than in Iran; Ali; Jafar; Mahmoud; Sahel; Later Experiences in London and Coping Strategies; Current Relationship to Iran; Conclusion; Reflections; References; 8 Conclusion; Abstract; Researcher Reflexivity; Summary of Findings; Findings Beyond the Research Questions and Potential for Further Research; Final Remarks; References; Appendix; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.89155041; Iranians -- England -- London; Iranians -- Emigration and immigration; Refugees -- England -- London; Iranian diaspora; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Iranian diaspora; Iranians; Refugees; England -- London; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319790237; 3319790234
• Related ISBNs: 9783319790220
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 2, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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