political science
Seyed Ali Mahmoudi; Seyed Navid Kalahroudi
Abstract
The main issue of this article is exploring the nature of imperialism as a fundamental phenomenon in new age which is connected to some subjects such as development, nation-state, bureaucracy, and citizenship. The importance and complexity of this issue led Arendt to analyze and critique its multiple ...
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The main issue of this article is exploring the nature of imperialism as a fundamental phenomenon in new age which is connected to some subjects such as development, nation-state, bureaucracy, and citizenship. The importance and complexity of this issue led Arendt to analyze and critique its multiple aspects. The purpose of this research is the description, analysis and critique of some basic theoretical and historical dimensions of Arendt’s Imperialism and explanation of some aspects of her innovations and shortcomings. The methodology of Thomas A. Spragens on political theorists is used in this research. The outcome of our quest on Arendt’s treatise is that her central problem as a philosopher has been human beings and the ecology of mankind. She has helped for promotion and accuracy of political literature by finding the distinction between definitions of some concepts. In this way, she has clarified the complexities of her treatise. Although she has criticized the humanitarian aid of developed countries to less-developed states and sees it as imperialist, she has not offered a way out of this complex dilemma. To find the cause and analyses of phenomena of the modern age, such as the anti-Semitism and statelessness that Arendt found in racism, are examples of her innovations as a political theorist.
Foreign Languages
Mohammad Amin Mozaheb
Abstract
Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness (1899) is one of the most important literary writings in English literature. Due to its main theme of colonial issues in the African country Congo, the work has given rise to various debates and opinions to date. Some believe that Conrad’s text bears ...
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Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness (1899) is one of the most important literary writings in English literature. Due to its main theme of colonial issues in the African country Congo, the work has given rise to various debates and opinions to date. Some believe that Conrad’s text bears anti-colonialist discourse, whereas others stand against it. In this study, the researcher argues that Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a colonial text which confirms the ideology and policy of European colonialism, especially the British one. In this regard, by using new historicist intertextual reading and critical views of eminent post-colonial critics, the researcher attempts to determine and examine the novella’s racist discourse in order to draw the conclusion that Conrad’s text is part of the European colonialist system. By misrepresenting and marginalizing Africa and its natives, Conrad has created a terrifying and unpleasant image of non-European lands and peoples to acknowledge the necessity of their colonization.
