Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation
- ISBN-10
- 0292738471
- ISBN-13
- 9780292738478
- Series
- Israeli Cinema
- Category
- Performing Arts / Film / General
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Author
- Ella Shohat
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