Bibliography: JJ7SFL6Q

key	JJ7SFL6Q
title	Genocide as a Possible Response to Westernization : Government Treatment of Minorities in Afghanistan and Iran
author	Mohan, Raj P.
item type	Journal article
publication year	2002
date	2002
publication title	International Journal of Contemporary Sociology
abstract note	Focuses on genocidal conflict as a society's destructive elite's cultural and ideological reaction to the economic and cultural effects of westernization. Genocide may be understood as the reaction of vulnerable elites to perceived economic and cultural threats, by treating minorities in destructive ways. This is illustrated in the violent policies of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic Revolution's treatment of particular minorities in Iran.
pages	271-282
issue	2
volume	39
language	English
manual tags	IRAN; PERSECUTION; GENOCIDE; AFGHANISTAN; WESTERNIZATION