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865853
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Sekechi, Mahnaz
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Iranians in London : : voices of exile /\ Mahnaz Sekechi.
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Cham, Switzerland :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2018.
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Studies in the psychosocial
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1 online resource
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3319790234
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: 9783319790237
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9783319790220
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This book explores the psychosocial significance of loss and exclusion in the lives of many Iranian immigrants living in London since the Iranian revolution of 1979. It addresses the experiences of middle-class Iranians who left Iran in both 'voluntary' contexts (immigration) and in 'enforced' contexts (exile). The author elucidates the experiences of 'ordinary' middle-class Iranians who chose to leave Iran given the socio-politico-cultural context of the changes wrought by the Islamic Republic in Iranian society. Mahnaz Sekechi argues that losses of country, liberty and security in Iran combined with varying degrees of social exclusion and downward mobility in London have led to an encapsulated sadness for many, despite their capacity for creative living. The book also demonstrates the value of psychosocial analysis in understanding dislocations in general and their effects on wellbeing.
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Iranian diaspora.
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Iranians-- Emigration and immigration.
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Iranians-- England-- London.
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Refugees-- England-- London.
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Iranian diaspora.
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Iranians.
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Refugees.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Discrimination Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Minority Studies.
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England, London.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.89155041
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DA676.9.I68
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