Gharbzadegi: Weststruckness,New Kapuscinski Known As Englands Nazareth

Known As Englands Nazareth

Shortlisted For The Los Angeles Times Book Award For Criticism

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Gharbzadegi: Weststruckness,New Kapuscinski Known As Englands NazarethGharbzadegi [Weststruckness] Is A Tour De Force On Social Conditions In Iran. It Was Written In 1962 When The Pahlavi Regime Seemed To Have Control Over Irans Destiny. For The Author, Ale Ahmad (19231969), The Result Was Total National Submission To The West And Its Technology. The Iranian Monarchy Is Portrayed In This Work As No More Than A Native Brokerage For Western Influence, With No Aims And Identity Of Its Own. Ale Ahmad Sought To Defined In