St Antony’s College; Member, the Faulty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
10.48308/jep.2024.105024
Abstract
Jalal Al-e Ahmad was a leading Iranian writer and critic, best known for his long essay, Gharbzadegi or Weststruckness, which many critics controversially regard as a harbinger of the Islamic revolution. There is no doubt that, willy-nilly, what was believed to be his rejection of Western civilization was posthumously very influential in shaping public opinion. Dabashi’s largely uncritical biography is useful in its description of Al-e Ahmad’s life but is flawed in its interpretation and analysis of his works. In particular, it ignores Al-e Ahmad’s extensive resort to conspiratorial theories and his cavalier treatment of not just Iranian but world history to prove his case. This article could be accounted as a new analysis of the political economy of Ale-e Ahmad as well.
Katouzian, H. (2024). Revised and extended article: The Last Muslim Intellectual, The Life and Legacy of Jalal Al-e Ahmad: Political economy Approach. International Journal of New Political Economy, 5(2), -. doi: 10.48308/jep.2024.105024
MLA
Homa Katouzian. "Revised and extended article: The Last Muslim Intellectual, The Life and Legacy of Jalal Al-e Ahmad: Political economy Approach", International Journal of New Political Economy, 5, 2, 2024, -. doi: 10.48308/jep.2024.105024
HARVARD
Katouzian, H. (2024). 'Revised and extended article: The Last Muslim Intellectual, The Life and Legacy of Jalal Al-e Ahmad: Political economy Approach', International Journal of New Political Economy, 5(2), pp. -. doi: 10.48308/jep.2024.105024
VANCOUVER
Katouzian, H. Revised and extended article: The Last Muslim Intellectual, The Life and Legacy of Jalal Al-e Ahmad: Political economy Approach. International Journal of New Political Economy, 2024; 5(2): -. doi: 10.48308/jep.2024.105024
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