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Africa on film: myth and reality
[edited by] Richard A. Maynard
Publisher: Rochelle Park, N.J., Hayden Book Co. [c1974]
ISBN: 0810458969   DDC: 791.43090932   LCC: PN1995.9  

Notes:

Filmography: p. 81-84.

Includes bibliographical references.

Editor's introd.: How dark is a continent?--pt. 1. Facts about
Africa: Bohannon, P. The myth and the fact. Curtin, P. D.
Investigating Africa's past.--pt. 2. The rise of the myth: Jordan, W.
The myth of the savage. Curtin, P. D. The promise and the terror of a
tropical environment.--pt. 3. The myth and the media: Burroughs, E.
R. From Tarzan of the Apes. Tarzan, the Ape Man [from] New York
times. Haggard, H. R. From King Solomon's mines. Bwana Metro makes a
piksha, advertisement [from] New York times. An impressive jungle
melodrama [from] New York times. Trader Horn, educational promotion.
Stanley and Livingston [from] New York times. Stanley and Livingston,
screen story. Slade, R. Stanley in the Congo. Anderson, R. The nun's
story.--pt. 4. Repudiating the myth: Onepede, O. Hollywood's holy war
against Africa. Patterson, L. In movies, whitey is still king.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 791.43090932 -- Public performances
LCC Number: PN1995.9

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: vii, 84 p. illus. 23 cm.

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