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The filmmaker looks at European colonialism in Africa through the lens of Christian evangelism as the model for the relationship between Africa and western countries today. The history of German missionaries in Namibia in the 19th and 20th centuries is discussed by African and German historians and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: California Newsreel (Firm), Films du Raphia (France)
Other Authors: Téno, Jean-Marie, Mauch, Bärbel
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
German
English
Language Notes:In French, German, and English with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, [2004]
Subjects:
Missions > Namibia > History.
Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft.
Namibia > Colonization.
Africa > Colonization.
Germany > Colonies > Africa > History.
Foreign films.
Foreign language films > Cameroon.
German language > Films for English speakers.
French language > Films for English speakers.
Documentary films.
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Summary:The filmmaker looks at European colonialism in Africa through the lens of Christian evangelism as the model for the relationship between Africa and western countries today. The history of German missionaries in Namibia in the 19th and 20th centuries is discussed by African and German historians and theologians, revealing how colonialism destroyed African beliefs and social systems and replaced them with European ones.
Item Description:A foreign film (Germany)
Widescreen presentation.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Dieter Stürmer, Jean-Marie Téno ; editor, Christiane Badgley.