Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-240)
pt. I THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- ch. 1 Making Sense of Globalization -- Introduction -- The global field -- Global flows -- A framework of the globalization theories -- ch. 2 The Concept of National Cinema: Theorization and Critique -- Introduction -- National cinema as ìntertextual symptom' -- National cinema as cultural/economic weapon -- National cinema as ̀the other' of Hollywood -- National cinema as ̀cultural specificity' -- The relevance of ǹational cinema' in the age of globalization: Arguments for and against -- Conclusion -- pt. II IRANIAN CINEMA AND GLOBALIZATION -- ch. 3 Iranian Cinema in the World Cinema Circuit: Politics, Economics and Aesthetics -- The foundations of a ǹew cinema' -- The emergence of Muslim film-makers -- Debate and controversy over international awards -- The economics and politics of international festivals -- Selecting the examples -- ch. 4 Mohsen Makhmalbaf's ̀Transnational' Cinema and Globalization -- Introduction -- Critique of the ̀transnational institution of art' -- Makhmalbaf: From ̀the local' to ̀the transnational' -- Banal transnationalism -- Sex and Philosophy -- Scream of the Ants -- The rise and fall of an ìdol' -- Transnational film-makers and territorial attachments -- Conclusion -- ch. 5 Daryush Mehrjui's Ǹational' Cinema and Globalization -- Introduction -- The complex relation of ̀the national' and ̀the Islamic' -- Iranian cinema's new wave and the early impact of globalization -- Mehrjui and the post-revolution circumstances -- The Lodgers -- Mum's Guests -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Ebrahim Hatami-kia's Sàcred Defense' Cinema and Globalization -- Introduction -- Muslim Film-makers: From Makhmalbaf to Hatami-kia -- The Scout: Constructing the image of the basiji -- From Karkhe to Rhine: Recognition of ̀the other' -- Glass Agency: Return of the rebel -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix I Interview with Abbas Kiarostami -- Appendix II Interview with Majid Majidi -- Appendix III Interview with Emad Afroogh -- Appendix IV Interview with Mohammad-reza Jafari-jelveh