Acknowledgments -- Note on transliteration and spelling -- Introduction -- 1. The paleontology of Iranian nationalism -- 2. Akhundzadeh and Kermani: the emergence of dislocative nationalism -- 3. Pre-Islamic Iran and archaistic frenzy -- 4. Of lizard eaters and invasions: the import of European racial thought -- 5. Europe, that faraway but close idol -- 6. Aryanism and dislocation -- 7. The road to officialdom -- 8. Triumph -- Conclusion: The failure of dislocative nationalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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