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Orientalized From Within: Modernity And Modern Anti-Imperial Iranian Intellectual Gharbzadegi And The Roots Of Mental Wretchedness, Esmaeil Zeiny
Orientalized From Within: Modernity And Modern Anti-Imperial Iranian Intellectual Gharbzadegi And The Roots Of Mental Wretchedness, Esmaeil Zeiny
Esmaeil Zeiny
In the conditions in which dominant global powers is still trying to expand their cultural hegemony, neo-colonialism, over the countries which are trying to hold their independence, through the creation of native intellectuals who are mentally Gharbzadeh, Westoxificated. This study finds it crucial to take the issue a step further ahead to discuss how the ideas of Ale-e Ahamad’s famous theory of Gharbzadegi is still applicable in our time and reveals its representations in Said’s well-known concept of Orientalism. These imperial powers through the controlling of the world’s educational system and thoughts and ultimately the mindsets of the native intellectuals …