Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation

By Ella Shohat

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029273848X
• ISBN13: 9780292738485
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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.