Afghanistan in the cinema / Mark Graham.

Author/creator Graham, Mark, 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Description196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction : haunted eyes -- Imperialist nostalgia. Getting in touch with our inner savage : The horsemen -- Butch and Sundance in Afghanistan : The man who would be king -- The new great game : Rambo III, The beast, and Charlie Wilson's war -- The burqa films. Land without images : Kandahar -- Afghan gothic : Osama -- Border crossings. The west unveiled : In this world -- The poetry of silence : Ellipsis -- A way to feel good again : The kite runner -- Conclusion : ending Charlie Wilson's war.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2009038149
ISBN9780252035272 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0252035275 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252077128 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0252077121 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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