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Title:

The manuscripts of Timbuktu / a First for African film ; SABC ; a Zola Maseko film ; director, Zola Maseko ; producer, David Max Brown ; writer, Zola Maseko.

Publisher:

California Newsreel,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

1 videodisc (52 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Manuscripts--Mali.
Africa, West--Antiquities.
Archaeology and history--Africa.
Africa, West--Colonization.
Africa--Civilization.
Tombouctou (Mali)--History.
Mali--Civilization.
Tombouctou (Mali)--Intellectual life.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films--South Africa.
Foreign language films--French.
Foreign language films--Arabic.
DVD-Video discs.

Other Authors:

Maseko, Zola, 1967-, screenwriter. screenwriter.
Brown, David Max, film producer.
South African Broadcasting Corporation, film producer.
Vieux Farka Touré (Musical group), performer.

Notes:

This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Originally produced in 2009.

Summary:

This documentary demonstrates that Timbuktu was a leading cultural, economic, scientific and religious center that made a significant and lasting impact on Africa and the entire world. The film documents that Africa had vibrant scholarly institutions and written cultures long before European intervention. It establishes the importance of preserving ancient manuscripts as an exciting and empowering legacy for Africana scholarship today.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)786005798

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)