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Volume 59 - December 2016

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HEALTH AND DISEASE

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Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, and Arthur Kleinman, eds. The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2015. ix + 349 pp. Contributors. Index. $35.00 Paperback. ISBN: 978-0-253-01293-7.
Stephanie Engel
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30 August 2016, pp. 297-299
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Uduak Obong-Patrick, director. Just Not Married. 101 minutes. English/Nigerian Pidgin (with English subtitles). Judith Audu Productions/Blacreek Pictures. 2016. No price reported.
Aderinsola Ajao
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19 December 2016, pp. 317-318
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James C. McCann. The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia: Deposing the Spirits. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2015. xiv + 196 pp. List of illustrations. Acknowledgments. Afterword. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $28.95. Paper. ISBN: 9780821421475.
Kirk Arden Hoppe
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30 August 2016, pp. 299-301
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RELIGION

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J. J. Carney. Rwanda Before the Genocide: Catholic Politics and Ethnic Discourse in the Late Colonial Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. xv + 343 pp. Timeline. Glossary. Index. $78.00. Cloth. ISBN: 978-0199982271.
Timothy Longman
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30 August 2016, pp. 301-303
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Dan Muchina, director. Monsoons over the Moon. 2015. 8 minutes (part 1) and 10 minutes (part 2). English and Swahili (no subtitles). Kenya, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q72Mmwhza-k (Part 1). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFRGv55ggQ (Part 2).
Marleen S. Barr
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19 December 2016, pp. 319-320
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Sékou Traoré, director. L’oeil du cyclone (Eye of the Storm). 2015. 104 minutes. French. Burkina Faso. Les Films d’Avalon, Abissia Productions, Vynavy. No price reported.
MaryEllen Higgins
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19 December 2016, pp. 320-322
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Cécile Fromont. The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2014. For the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. xviii + 328 pp. 37 color plates, 3 drawings, 89 halftones. Map. Notes. Index. $45.00. Cloth. $44.99. E-book. ISBN: 978-1-4696-1871-5.
Joseph C. Miller
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30 August 2016, pp. 304-306
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Cary Joji Fukunaga, director. Beasts of No Nation. 2015. 137 minutes. Twi and English, with English subtitles. United States. Bleecker Street and Netflix. No price reported.
Bhakti Shringarpure
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30 August 2016, pp. 307-310
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African Metropolis: Six Stories from African Cities. 2013. 92 minutes. In Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Nouchi, Pidgin English, and Yoruba, with English subtitles. Goethe Institute South Africa. $42.50.
Connor Ryan
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19 December 2016, pp. 322-324
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Avie Luthra, director. Lucky. 2011. 100 minutes. Zulu, English, and Hindi, with English subtitles. South Africa. Film Movement. No price reported.
Eleanor M. Huntington
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30 August 2016, pp. 310-311
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Sérgio Graciano, director. Njinga: Rainha de Angola (Njinga: Queen of Angola). 2013. 109 minutes. Portuguese and Kimbundu. Semba Comunicação. No price reported.
Fernando Arenas
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19 December 2016, pp. 324-326
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Michel K. Zongo, director. La Sirène de Faso Fani. (The Siren of Faso Fani). 2015. 90 minutes. French and Mossi, with English subtitles. France, Burkina Faso, and Germany. Diam Production, Perfect Shot Films, Cinédoc Films. No price reported.
Justin Izzo
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19 December 2016, pp. 326-328
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Merzak Allouache, director. Madame Courage. 2015. 90 minutes. Arabic with English subtitles. France/Algeria. Baya Films, Neon Production. No price reported.
Nabil Boudraa
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30 August 2016, pp. 311-313
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Wanuri Kahiu, director. For Our Land. 2009. 49 minutes. English, Kikuyu, and Swahili (with English subtitles). Kenya. M-Net. Available for free viewing at https://wanuri-kahiu.squarespace.com/classes/.
Kathryn Mara
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19 December 2016, pp. 328-330
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Shaun Kadlec and Debb Tullmann, directors. Born This Way. 2013. 85 minutes. French, English. United States, Cameroon. $299.00. College and University Educational DVD. $129.00. K–12, Public Library, and Nonprofit DVD.
Unoma Azuah
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30 August 2016, pp. 313-315
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Joseph Gaï Ramaka, director. Plan Jaxaay! 2007. 25 minutes. Wolof with English and French subtitles. Senegal. Observatoire Audiovisuel sur les Libertés. Available on Vimeo.com. No price reported.
Molly Krueger Enz
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30 August 2016, pp. 315-317
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BOOKS RECEIVED
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19 December 2016, pp. 331-334
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Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman, directors. Sembène! 2015. 90 minutes. Wolof, Peul, French, and English. The Film Sales Company. £200.00.
Estrella Sendra Fernández
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30 August 2016, pp. 317-319
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ASR volume 59 issue 3 Cover and Front matter
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19 December 2016, pp. f1-f9
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Marc Francis and Nick Francis, directors. When China Met Africa. 2010. 75 minutes. English and Chinese with English subtitles. U.K. Speakit Films. £10.99.
Alex Fyfe
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30 August 2016, pp. 319-321
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HEALTH AND DISEASE

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HEALTH AND DISEASE

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RELIGION

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