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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Preface xi
- Preface to the New Edition xvi
- Introduction 1
- Introduction to the New Edition 22
- 1 The Paradox of Migration Neither Happy in Exile nor Looking Forward to Returning Home 35
- 2 To Be or Not to Be an Iranian: Politics, Media, and the Paradox of National Identity 61
- 3 Double Ambivalence and Double Detachment: The Paradox of Living in the United States 82
- 4 To Be an Iranian, American, or Iranian American: Family, Cultural Resistance, and the Paradox of Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Iranian Americans 107
- 5 Exile and the Paradox of Gender, Marriage, and Family 146
- 6 States, Foreign Policy, and the Paradox of Inclusion: U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Negotiations since Obama and the Predicament of Iranian Americans 169
- 7 Exile and Political Activism: The Paradox of National Allegiance and Political Loyalty 179
- Conclusion 194
- Afterword 199
- Appendix: Research Methodology 208
- Acknowledgments 216
- Notes 218
- References 232
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Preface xi
- Preface to the New Edition xvi
- Introduction 1
- Introduction to the New Edition 22
- 1 The Paradox of Migration Neither Happy in Exile nor Looking Forward to Returning Home 35
- 2 To Be or Not to Be an Iranian: Politics, Media, and the Paradox of National Identity 61
- 3 Double Ambivalence and Double Detachment: The Paradox of Living in the United States 82
- 4 To Be an Iranian, American, or Iranian American: Family, Cultural Resistance, and the Paradox of Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Iranian Americans 107
- 5 Exile and the Paradox of Gender, Marriage, and Family 146
- 6 States, Foreign Policy, and the Paradox of Inclusion: U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Negotiations since Obama and the Predicament of Iranian Americans 169
- 7 Exile and Political Activism: The Paradox of National Allegiance and Political Loyalty 179
- Conclusion 194
- Afterword 199
- Appendix: Research Methodology 208
- Acknowledgments 216
- Notes 218
- References 232
- Index 241