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Whicker’s World Volume 4

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 232 minutes), £10.03

A cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, Alan Whicker’s quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled...

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Thirties in Colour, The (2009)

Subject

Anthropology; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £15.65

Offering powerful, poignant and often surprising insights into the pivotal years of the1930s, this BBC4 documentary series brings to viewers a global treasure trove of rare colour films - many of which have...

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Traditional Peruvian Weaving: Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving Around Cusco (2003)

Subject

Anthropology; Crafts

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £14.99

The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. This film has been made with the cooperation of Nilda Callanaupa and the...

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Thai Hilltribe Embroideries (2002)

Subject

Anthropology; Crafts

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £14.99

The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. This film has been made with the cooperation of the local people. It is not a...

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Monday’s Child - A Baby Born in Rural Nepal (2005)

Director

Meg Leng; Lynn Barnett

Subject

Anthropology; Mental Health and Counselling; Psychology; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £50.00

A rare and important piece of infant development material, which documents in detail the development of a baby, born in winter to a subsistence farming family in rural Nepal. It shows the effects of an...

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Cuyagua (2 Parts) (1987 Video)

Director

Paul Henley

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale (video - RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col 52, 56 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

The people of Cuyagua, a small village on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast, are descended from African slaves brought to work on the local cacao plantation in the 18th century. Some villagers still work on the...

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Whicker’s World Volume 5

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 365 minutes), £4.99

A cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, Alan Whicker’s quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled...

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Mastering a Continent (1983 Video)

Director

Mike Csaky; Andrew Harries; John Percival; Christopher Ralling

Subject

Anthropology; History

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

Looks closely at three different communities examining the way in which African peoples mastered the problems of creating a way of life in a varied and often hostile environment. Looks in particular at two...

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Brazilian Trilogy (3 Parts) (1990 Video)

Producer

John-Paul Davidson; Philippa Walker

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 3 x 50 min., 1997 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series examining the political, economic and cultural problems facing the people of the Brazilian Amazon.

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African Eyes on Europe (3 Parts) (1995 Video)

aka: Lettres Africaines (3 Parts)

Director

Jakub Barua; Rosemary Dei-Boateng; Mweze Ngangura

Producer

Parminder Vir

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 25 min., 1996 sale: £95.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

Three films each directed by an African film-maker in a country in Europe. Each is a letter to a close friend or relative telling them a personal story about their images and impressions of Europe.

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