From Border to Border

From Border to Border

From Border to Border, by Kameel Ahmady and colleagues, explores identity and ethnicity in Iran, with a focus on peace and coexistence. It considers communities’ demands, their position within structures of power, and the relationship between discrimination, inclusion and separation.

Identity is examined through social relationships and people’s accounts of themselves and others. The book asks how policy, unequal opportunities and recognition of different identities shape lived experience.

Fieldwork and analytical approach

The study introduction describes work in thirteen provinces concerning Persian/Persian-speaking, Turkic-speaking, Kurdish, Baloch and Arab groups. It draws on interviews with specialists and other participants and a grounded-theory approach to analysis.

Read the composition of the sample and the interview methods before extending the findings. The study is not presented here as a nationally representative survey of every member of those groups.

Language, participation and recognition

The research considers participation, language, cultural recognition and people’s relationships with political and economic institutions. It examines how experiences of exclusion can affect belonging and trust.

Its categories are part of the research framework. They should not be treated as a fixed or complete account of all identities in Iran.

Discrimination and social scenarios

The author discusses the relationship between unequal treatment, grievances and possible paths towards coexistence or further division. These are arguments grounded in the book’s interpretation of its material.

Scenarios require examination of their assumptions and evidence; they are not certain predictions. Their political and social context also needs to be distinguished from conditions today.

Figures, dates and later work

Charts and percentages in the research describe the participating sample and the questions asked. They should not be relabelled as national opinion or proof of a legal proposition.

The later Iranian Ethnicities or Nations in Iran is listed separately. Check the edition and contents rather than assuming its additional material is present in every version of From Border to Border.

Common questions

What is the book’s geographical scope?

The introduction describes research in thirteen Iranian provinces. Interpretation also depends on how participants were selected and interviewed.

Are all linked PDFs the same edition?

No. The labels distinguish full English editions, a short English version and Farsi editions. Check the selected file’s imprint and pagination.

Where can I find available editions?

Use the access links above, checking the language, format and imprint of the file you choose. The title and page numbers in your citation should match that edition.

Related reading

• Identity and ethnicity
• Iranian Ethnicities or Nations in Iran

Read the Farsi book introduction for the corresponding presentation and available material.