2.4- Iran and the West Flashcards
When was the Iranian revolution?
1979
What was the Iranian revolution trying to do?
It was trying to purge westernisation by a deep segregation of women and men
what does everything depend on in Iran?
Oil
What percentage of Iranian youth chose western artists as role models?
61%
What percentage of Iranian youth chose Iranian officials as role models?
17%
What is Iran’s main aim?
Fundamentalism (Shi’a Islam) & Theocracy
What are some complications to the Iranian goal?
- transnational Islam- a growing shared identity
- transnational military e.g. mujahedeen, al qaeeda, Arab-Israeli conflict, gulf wars
- desire to get back Persian style military
What is the revolution about?
It’s not about Islam, it’s about:
- isolationism
- fundamentalism
- rejection of American ideas of free culture
Iran uses Islam to manifest these ideas.
What did modernisation theory say about traditional culture?
it said it was “pre-modern”
With economic growth, what became the belief?
Power became the belief
Ethnic identity, religion and kinship was irrelevant
Which word is used to describe Americanisation with ‘added exotic’?
Glocalisation
What is more popular than McDonald’s in the UK?
curries
How is American cultural power projected?
through Hollywood, McDonald’s etc
how has political support for America declined?
UN voting patterns have gone from 40% to 10% alignment
There has been backlash against the Iraq wars and against Coca Cola environmental policies
When was the Iranian seizure of power by Ayatollah’s?
November 2009
