ناسيوناليسم و هويت ايراني مطالعه موردي دوره پهلوي اول

Nationalism and Iranian Identity (1921-1941)

The general feature of universal principles of nationalism is an assertion of the primacy of national identity over the claim of class, religion or humanity in general. The core of nationalist project was to establish political unity. Nationalism can be identified by common racial, linguistic, historical, and religious ties. It is usually associated with a particular territory. However the phenomenon of nationalism may be explained, its essential characteristic is an active sense of the uniqueness of the group vis-a-vis the rest of the world. On of the most important epoch in studying of Iranian identity is exploring the process and transformation that have been occurred in the context of nationalism ideology. The leading theorist of nationalism ideology in Iran was aghakhan kermani, Mirza Fathali Akhondzadeh, Hossein kazemzadeh Iranshahr and aliakbar Davar. The author has analyzed the process of the initiating and convergence of nationalism ideology as an identity concern between the periods of 1921 to 1941 (Pahlavi I) in Iran.