On mosques and malls: Understanding Khomeinism as a source of counter-hegemonic resistance to the spread of global consumer culture

Journal of Political Ideologies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-119

  Webb, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GLOBALIZATION; HEGEMONY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; RELIGION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 12544250253     PISSN: 13569317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1356931052000310236     Document Type: Article

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46. I am reminded of a headline from the satirical online newspaper. The Onion: 'Should the U.S. Impose Limits on Incredibly Stupid Shit?' (www.theonion.com).