Beck in 1980: In studying the history of ethnicity in Iran, it is important to remember that "ethnic nationalism is largely a nineteenth century phenomenon, even if it is fashionable to retroactively extend it." See also Armenian-Iranians Azarbaijan (Iran) Demographics of Iran Georgians in Iran Human rights in Iran Iranian Georgians Iranian Circassians Peoples of the Caucasus in Iran Russians in Iran Assyrians in Iran Iranian Arabs Iranian Azeris Iranian Kurdistan Iranian Kuwaitis Koreans in Iran Languages and ethnicities in Iran Religious minorities in Iran References Iran Persecution in Iran