{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-iranian-cinema-volume-4-9780822348788","title":"A Social History of Iranian Cinema Volume 4","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fourth and final volume of \u003ci\u003eA History of Iranian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, Hamid Naficy looks at the extraordinary efflorescence in Iranian film and other visual media since the Islamic Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Social History of Iranian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary achievement, a scholarly, detailed work in which a massive amount of material is handled with the lightest touch. Yet it is Hamid Naficy's personal experience and investment that give this project a particular distinction. Only a skilled historian, one who is on the inside of his story, could convey so vividly the symbolic significance of cinema for twentieth-century Iran and its deep intertwining with national culture and politics.\"—\u003cb\u003eLaura Mulvey\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath 24× a Second: Stillness and the Moving Image\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hamid Naficy is already established as the doyen of historians, as well as critics, of Iranian cinema. Based on his deep understanding of modern Iranian political and social history, this detailed critical study of cinema in Iran since its debut more than a century ago is his crowning achievement. To say that it is a must-read for virtually all concerned with modern Iranian history, and not just cinema and the arts, is to state the obvious.\"—\u003cb\u003eHoma Katouzian\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hamid Naficy seamlessly brings together a century of Iran's cinematic history, marking its technological advancements and varying genres and storytelling techniques, and perceptively addressing its sociopolitical impact on the formation of Iran's national identity. \u003ci\u003eA Social History of Iranian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading not only for the cinephile interested in Iran's unique and rich cinematic history but also for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of the cataclysmic events and metamorphoses that have shaped Iran, from the pivotal Constitutional Revolution that ushered in the twentieth century, through the Islamic Revolution, and into the twenty-first century.\"—\u003cb\u003eShirin Neshat\u003c\/b\u003e, visual artist, filmmaker, and director of the film \u003ci\u003eWomen Without Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This magisterial four-volume study of Iranian cinema will be the defining work on the topic for a long time to come. Situating film within its sociopolitical context, Hamid Naficy covers the period leading up to the Constitutional Revolution and continues after the Islamic Revolution, examining questions about modernity, globalization, Islam, and feminism along the way. \u003ci\u003eA Social History of Iranian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide for our thinking about cinema and society and the ways that the creative expression of film should be examined as part of a wider engagement with social issues.\"—\u003cb\u003eAnnabelle Sreberny\u003c\/b\u003e, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBlogistan: The Internet and Politics in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The major strength of the book lies in a vast array of information and examples with a picturesque description of life and society in Iran and cinema that has found numerous platforms all over the world. The scrupulousness with which these histories unfold and develop, coupled with the author’s profound understanding of the milieu, and its media and film, makes this book a must read for anyone interested in contemporary Iran and its extraordinary cinema.” -- Arezou Zalipour * Media International Australia *\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n important intervention in Iranian film studies. Naficy has conducted significant research for them while providing new insights on and revisions of his earlier writings.” -- Pedram Partovi * Iranian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e“The four volumes of \u003ci\u003eA Social History of Iranian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e constitute a landmark achievement. . . . For students of Iranian cinema, I can think of no better place to begin than these four volumes. The sheer expansiveness of Naficy’s project is a testimony to the untold narratives, theoretical paradigms, and concepts waiting to be found in the ongoing history of Iranian cinema.” -- Sara Saljoughi * International Journal of Middle East Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations xi\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003cbr\u003e Organization of the Volumes xxi\u003cbr\u003e A Word about Illustrations xxvii\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations xxix\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Resurgence of Nonfiction Cinema: Postrevolutionary Documentaries and Fiction War Films 1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Under Cover, on Screen: Women's Representation and Women's Cinema 92\u003cbr\u003e 3. All Certainties Melt into Thin Air: Art-House Cinema, a \"Postal\" Cinema 175\u003cbr\u003e 4. Emergent Contestatory Films, Media Culture, and Public Diplomacy 269\u003cbr\u003e 5. Iranian, but with a Different Accent: A Cinema of Displacement or a Displaced Cinema? 369\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Iranian Films in Distribution 513\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Film House of Iran's Film Collection 515\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: International Film and Video Center Iranian Film Collection 520\u003cbr\u003e Notes 523\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 559\u003cbr\u003e Index 591","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371775041879,"sku":"9780822348788","price":30.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822348788.jpg?v=1730154508","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-iranian-cinema-volume-4-9780822348788","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}