{"product_id":"ten-arab-filmmakers-political-dissent-and-social-critique-paperback-1","title":"Ten Arab Filmmakers: Political Dissent and Social Critique - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosef Gugler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChrista Salamandra\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Smolin\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Arab Filmmakers\u003c\/i\u003e provides an up-to-date overview of the best of Arab cinema, offering studies of leading directors and in-depth analyses of their most important films. The filmmakers profiled here represent principal national cinemas of the Arab world--Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Syria. Although they have produced many of the region's most-renowned films and gained recognition at major international festivals, with few exceptions these filmmakers have received little critical attention. All ten share a concern with giving image and voice to people struggling against authoritarian regimes, patriarchal traditions, or religious fundamentalism--theirs is a \u003ci\u003ecinéma engagé\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe featured directors are Daoud Abd El-Sayed, Merzak Allouache, Nabil Ayouch, Youssef Chahine, Mohamed Chouikh, Michel Khleifi, Nabil Maleh, Yousry Nasrallah, Jocelyne Saab, and Elia Suleiman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosef Gugler is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Film: Re-Imagining a Continent\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2003) and editor of \u003ci\u003eFilm in the Middle East and North Africa: Creative Dissidence. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710060654899,"sku":"9780253016522","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UUVUc3cyUWJ5cysvK0YvU2J1Y0NHUT09_b2f0fe63-d94f-4b0a-a11f-fd7519953fe7.webp?v=1763481438","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/ten-arab-filmmakers-political-dissent-and-social-critique-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}