Africa : a history denied
- Title
- Africa : a history denied / Time-Life Video and Television ; executive producer, Joel Westbrook ; series producer, Jason Williams ; producer, David Dugan ; coordinating producer, William Morgan ; narrated by Sam Waterston.
- Published by
- Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Video and Television (distributor), [1995], ©1995.
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- Additional authors
- Description
- 1 videocassette (48 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- A history of theories and white fantasies surrounding Great Zimbabwe and the Swahili coast, with comments by Peter Garlake, Stanlake Samkange, Michael Horton, and Ali A. Mazrui. Actors portray: white adventurers and archaeologists; Great Zimbabwe priests, kings, and commoners; and, Swahili rulers and foreign traders. There are also several re-enactments of rituals and dances performed at Great Zimbabwe. The film ends with some reflections on the "Lost City" resort in modern South Africa.
- Series statement
- Lost civilizations
- Uniform title
- Time Life's Lost civilizations.
- Lost civilizations (Alexandria, Va.)
- Alternative title
- History denied
- Subject
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Note
- Videocassette release of an episode from the 1995 television series, Lost Civilizations.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System details (note)
- VHS format.