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Tunisia: The Death of Fear (2011)

Subject

Geography; History; Politics & government

In an exclusive documentary Rageh Omaar traces the roots and repercussions of the uprising in Tunisia - a revolution which ended half a century of autocratic rule and inspired a wave of public protest that...

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Life at the Water’s Edge (1986 Multimedia, Video)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 20 min.; 80 slides. col. Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Explores the ecological basis of wetlands explaining the ways in which they can be beneficial in providing a moderation for flooding. The water hyacinth is discussed as an example of what starts as a pest in...

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Power for All Seasons (1977 Film, Video)

Director

Peter Brown

Producer

Bryan Copplestone; Bob Daughton

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The design and application of the sponsor’s type TB gas turbine. Includes sequences shot in works in Qatar, Tunisia, Texas, Argentina and Scotland. Background material for second-year courses in...

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Camp de Thiaroye (1987 Video)

aka: Camp at Thiaroye, The

Director

Ousmane Sembéne; Thierno Faty Sow

Producer

Mamadou Mbengue

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VH. col. 152 min., 1995 sale: £42.50 (inc. VAT +p&p)

An account of events in a Senegalese repatriation camp just before the end of World War 2, based on a historical episode. Soldiers from all over Africa who fought for the Franch and the Allies were interned...

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CamÉra Afrique / CamÉra Arabe (1987 Video)

Director

Férid Boughedir

Producer

Férid Boughedir

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 157 min., 1995 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

CAMERA ARABE (62 min, 1987) looks at the new Arab cinema of the post-colonial era, particularly the work of the Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. Unlike the old Egyptian film industry, the new cinema is an...

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Feminism Inshallah: A History of Arab Feminism (2014)

Director

Feriel Ben Mahmoud

Subject

Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 mins), $350 (institutional rate)

The struggle for Muslim women’s emancipation is often portrayed stereotypically as a showdown between Western and Islamic values, but Arab feminism has existed for more than a century. The documentary...

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CBS World War II Radio Broadcasts (2003)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, CD-ROM (Hybrid, 2,200+ minutes), $9.99

An MP3 audio CD-ROM of the renowned CBS "World NewsToday" War news radio show featuring the broadcasts of Edward R Murrow, William L Shirer, Robert Trout, Eric Sevareid, Charles Collingwood, and Douglas...

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CamÉra d’Afrique (1983 Video)

Director

Férid Boughedir

Producer

Férid Boughedir

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 95 min.

A survey of 20 years of black African film production from Sembene Ousmane’s Senegalese fictional short BOROM SARRET (1963) to Souleumane Cissé's 1983 feature FINYE (THE WIND). Includes clips from 18...

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Quest for the Phoenicians (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 53 minutes), £9.99

In their heyday, the Phoenicians dominated Mediterranean waters with commercial skill and seafaring force. Yet very little is known about this ancient people; their cities, temples and culture were destroyed...

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Reith Lectures 2011: Securing Freedom (2 Parts) (2011)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Lecture 1 : LIBERTY - in the first of two Reith 2011 Lectures, Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means. Reflecting on her own experience under house arrest in Burma, she...

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