{"product_id":"dreams-of-a-nation-paperback-by-hamid-dabashi","title":"Dreams of a Nation Paperback by Hamid Dabashi","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVerso\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2006-09-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781844670888\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e510.3\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.35 x 19.33 x 1.52\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eOver the last quarter-century, Palestinian cinema has emerged as a major artistic force on the global scene. Deeply rooted in the historic struggles for national self-determination, this cinema is the single most important artistic expression of a much-maligned people. In \u003ci\u003eDreams of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, filmmakers, critics and scholars discuss the extraordinary social and artistic significance of Palestinian film. It is the only volume of its kind in any language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamid Dabashi\u003c\/b\u003e is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the founder of Dreams of a Nation: A Palestinian Film Project, committed to the preservation and dissemination of Palestinian cinema. His \u003ci\u003eClose Up: Iranian Cinema: Past, Present and Future\u003c\/i\u003e is also published by Verso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward W. Said\u003c\/b\u003e (1935–2003) was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Literature and of Kings College Cambridge, his celebrated works include \u003ci\u003eOrientalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Peace Process\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePower, Politics and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eOut of Place\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor, with Christopher Hitchens, of \u003ci\u003eBlaming the Victims\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Verso. \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e published an obituary in Nov–Dec 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556477128865,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781844670888","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781844670888.jpg?v=1781817871","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/dreams-of-a-nation-paperback-by-hamid-dabashi","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}