{"product_id":"film-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-9780292737563","title":"Film in the Middle East and North Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timely window on the world of Middle Eastern cinema, this remarkable overview includes many essays that provide the first scholarly analysis of significant works by key filmmakers in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface: Creative Responses to Conflict, Josef Gugler \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 1: Regime Critics Confront Censorship in Iranian Cinema, Eric Egan \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Half\u003c\/i\u003e (Tahmineh Milani): Love, Idealism, and Politics, Fakhreddin Azimi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMarriage of the Blessed\u003c\/i\u003e (Mohsen Makhmalbaf): The Wounds of War and the Betrayal of the Revolution, Eric Egan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUnder the Skin of the City\u003c\/i\u003e (Rakhshan Bani-Etemad): Under the Surface Contrasts, Rini Cobbey \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStray Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e (Marziyeh Meshkini): Cruelty and Humanity amid Hardship in Afghanistan, Eric Egan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 2: Tolerated Parodies of Politics in Syrian Cinema, Lisa Wedeen \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Dupes\u003c\/i\u003e (Tawfik Saleh): Three Generations Uprooted from Palestine and Betrayed, Nadia Yaqub \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Extras\u003c\/i\u003e (Nabil Maleh): Lovers Suffer the Twin Repressions of Patriarchal Culture and a Police State, Josef Gugler \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 3: Lebanese Cinema and the Representation of War, Lina Khatib \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn the Shadows of the City\u003c\/i\u003e (Jean Khalil Chamoun): Reconciling the Diverse Legacies of a Collective Memory, Edward Gibeau \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 4: Israeli Cinema Engaging the Conflict, Nurith Gertz and Yael Munk \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKedma\u003c\/i\u003e (Amos Gitai): The Birth of Two Nations at War in 1948, Nurith Gertz, Gal Hermoni, and Yael Munk \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAvanti popolo\u003c\/i\u003e (Rafi Bukaee): Battle Cry of the Fallen, Judd Ne'eman and Yael Munk \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 5: A Chronicle of Palestinian Cinema, Nurith Gertz and George Khleifi \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWaiting\u003c\/i\u003e (Rashid Masharawi): A Scattered People Waiting for a Shared Future, Nadia Yaqub \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTale of the Three Jewels\u003c\/i\u003e (Michel Khleifi): Children Living and Dreaming amid Violence in Gaza, Nurith Gertz and George Khleifi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eParadise Now\u003c\/i\u003e (Hany Abu-Assad): Narrating a Failed Politics, Nadia Yaqub \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 6: Political Film in Egypt, Walter Armbrust \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDestiny\u003c\/i\u003e (Youssef Chahine): Liberal and Fundamentalist Islam Clash amid the Splendor of Twelfth-Century Andalusia, Josef Gugler \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eClosed Doors\u003c\/i\u003e (Atef Hetata): The Attractions of Fundamentalism, Josef Gugler and Kim Jensen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 7: Cinema and State in Tunisia, Florence Martin \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBedwin Hacker\u003c\/i\u003e (Nadia El Fani): A Hacker Challenges Western Domination of the Global Media, Josef Gugler \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 8: From State Production to Cinéma d'Auteur in Algeria, Roy Armes \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDays of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e (Rachid Bouchareb): Another Vision of French History, Olivier Barlet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHamlet of Women\u003c\/i\u003e (Mohamed Chouikh): Village Chronicles from a Time of Terrorism, Denise Brahimi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 9: Morocco: A National Cinema with Large Ambitions, Kevin Dwyer \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAli Zaoua, Prince of the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e (Nabil Ayouch): The Harsh Life of Street Children and the Poetics of Childhood, Josef Gugler \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contributors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Film Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Name Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default 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