The politics of Iranian cinema
Subtitle: film and society in the Islamic Republic
By: Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad.
Series: Iranian studies -- 6
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Social  aspects -- Iran; Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- Iran; Motion picture industry -- Government policy -- Iran
Notes: Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--School of Oriental and African Studies, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: an overview of media research; title: State control of Iranian cinema: the shifting "red lines"; title: "Social films"; title: "Women's films"; title: Transnational circulation and national perceptions: art films in the Iranian context; title: Conclusion.