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Contents 17 Films in 17 Sentences Basic Indicators for African Countries Preface Map of Africa Introduction: Africans Re-image Africa 1. Recovering the African Past Out of Africa: Settler Romance in Nature Paradise Yaaba: Friendship in the Village that Time Forgot Keita!: Transmitting the Sundjata to the Next Generation 2. Fighting Colonialism Sambizanga: The Martyr, His Family, and the Movement Flame: A Twofold Struggle 3. The Struggle for Majority Rule in South Africa The Gods Must Be Crazy: The World According to Apartheid The Dry White Season: A White Awakening Mapantsula: Black Resistance to White Oppression Fools: Ordinary People Under Apartheid 4. Betrayals of Independence Kongi's Harvest: Traditional Splendour and Modern Oppression Xala: Impotence Sexual, Cultural, Economic, and Political Tableau Ferraille: The Rise and Abrupt Fall of an Honest Politician The Blue Eyes of Yonta: Was the Struggle in Vain? 5. The Exploited & Neglected Peasantry Finzan: Gender Conflict and Village Peasantry Kasarmu Ce: Peasant Islam and Urban Corruption 6. Between the African Mass Market & International Recognition Kini and Adams: The Vagaries of Adult Friendship La Vie est Belle: It's a Wonderful Life Epilogue Re-Imagining Ourselves Sources & Credits Index The Author
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Motion pictures Africa, Africa In motion pictures