"Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen" considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include "Out of Africa," "Hotel Rwanda," "Breaker Morant," ...
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"Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen" considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include "Out of Africa," "Hotel Rwanda," "Breaker Morant," "Cry Freedom," "The Battle of Algiers," and "Chocolat."
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