{"product_id":"dreams-of-a-nation-isbn-9781844670888","title":"Dreams of a Nation","description":"Over 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.\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.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301101228261,"sku":"NP9781844670888","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781844670888.jpg?v=1767725702","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dreams-of-a-nation-isbn-9781844670888","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}