Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation

by Ella Shohat

When the Hebrew edition of this groundbreaking book came out, it provoked a stormy public debate. The author has now up-dated "Israeli Cinema", adding a substantial new postscript that reflects on the book's initial reception and points to exciting new trends in the cinematic representation of Israel and Palestine. Ella Shohat explores the cinema as a productive site of national culture, dating back to the early Zionist films about turn-of-the-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845113136
• ISBN13: 9781845113131
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

the only important book available on the subject

Ella Shohat's book is a provocative and eminently readable history of Israeli cinema. The book is particularly noteworthy for its focus on the representation of Sephardic Jews.