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In this timely critical introduction to the representation of Afghanistan in film, Mark Graham examines the often surprising combination of propaganda and poetry in films made in Hollywood and the East. Through the lenses of postcolonial theory and historical reassessment, Graham analyzes what these films say about Afghanistan, Islam, and the West and argues that they are integral tools for forming discourse on Afghanistan, a means for understanding and avoiding past mistakes, and symbols of the country's shaky but promising future. Thoughtfully addressing many of the misperceptions about Afghanistan perpetuated in the West, Afghanistan in the Cinema incorporates incisive analysis of the market factors, funding sources, and political agendas that have shaped the films.

The book considers a range of films, beginning with the 1970s epics The Man Who Would Become King and The Horsemen and following the shifts in representation of the Muslim world during the Russian War in films such as The Beast and Rambo III. Graham then moves on to Taliban-era films such as Kandahar, Osama, and Ellipsis, the first Afghan film directed by a woman. Lastly, the book discusses imperialist nostalgia in films such as Charlie Wilson's War and destabilizing visions represented in contemporary works such as The Kite Runner.

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  • Title Afghanistan in the Cinema
  • Author Mark Graham
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Illinois Press
  • Publication date 2010-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780252077128 / 0252077121
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Afghanistan - In motion pictures
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009038149
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

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Mark Graham is the author of How Islam Created the Modern World and several works of fiction, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning novel The Black Maria: A Mystery of Old Philadelphia. He lives in Pennsylvania.
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