A Clash of Cultures (The Africans: A Triple Heritage episode 8) (1989)
Title
A Clash of Cultures (The Africans: A Triple Heritage episode 8) (1989)
Subject
Africa--History
Islam--Africa
Culture conflict
URL
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Description
Episode 8 of television series "The Africans: A Triple Heritage".
Content description from WorldCat.org
(https://www.worldcat.org/title/africans-a-triple-heritage/oclc/71297263):
Controversial examination of contemporary Africa in terms of its triple heritage: what is indigenous, what was contributed by Islam, and what was acquired from the West.
Ephemera available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University: Correspondence JWK and Annenberg CPB Project 1986; Postcard Image 1986; Newspaper Article Arizona Republic October 5, 1986 controversy surrounding series; Information sheet on the Africans from the Annenberg/CPB Project prior to television release that includes the following description: A Conflict of Cultures shows the coexistence of many African traditions and modern life and the conflicts and compromises that emerge from the mixing of cultures. It explores whether Africa can synthesize its own heritage with the legacies of Islam and the West.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Content description from WorldCat.org
(https://www.worldcat.org/title/africans-a-triple-heritage/oclc/71297263):
Controversial examination of contemporary Africa in terms of its triple heritage: what is indigenous, what was contributed by Islam, and what was acquired from the West.
Ephemera available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University: Correspondence JWK and Annenberg CPB Project 1986; Postcard Image 1986; Newspaper Article Arizona Republic October 5, 1986 controversy surrounding series; Information sheet on the Africans from the Annenberg/CPB Project prior to television release that includes the following description: A Conflict of Cultures shows the coexistence of many African traditions and modern life and the conflicts and compromises that emerge from the mixing of cultures. It explores whether Africa can synthesize its own heritage with the legacies of Islam and the West.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Ali Mazrui (writer and narrator)
The Annenberg/CPB Project
Nigerian Television Authority
Peter Bate (producer)
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Date
1989 October to December
Citation
“A Clash of Cultures (The Africans: A Triple Heritage episode 8) (1989),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections at Arizona State University, accessed October 7, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/46.