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Star System: Xi Ursae Majoris (1973 Film)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows some of the dynamic characteristics of this multiple star system located about 26 light-years from the sun. A zoom-in reveals a visual binary. After showing the primary and companion moving in orbit....

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Neville Chamberlain (1975)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 27 minutes), £60.00

Eight newsreel stories from the 1930s featuring Neville Chamberlain, with identifying titles. Chamberlain comments on the Labour Budget, 1931; explains Tariff Bill, 1932; expounds 1936 budget; on national...

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Even Memories (1997 Video)

aka: Hasta la Memoria, Siempre

Director

Rodrigo Vazquez

Subject

Anthropology; Politics & government

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Sons and daughters of ‘disappeared’ people in La Plata City, Argentina, carry on their parents’ fight-and-resist legacy at the time of the 20th anniversary of the military coup. Lucia Garcia, a...

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Some Women of Marrakech (1977 Film, Video)

Director

Melissa Llewelyn-Davies

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

In Marrakech traditional Islamic attitudes to women prevail more strongly than in other Morrocan cities. The film attempts to say something about women who have experienced the hardships of life in such a...

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Umbanda: The Problem Solver (1977 Film, Video)

Director

Jeff Harvey

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Umbanda is a syncretic religious movement, combining elements from orthodox Catholicism, with submerged African and indigenous Indian spiritual beliefs. In spite of past attempts to suppress it, it...

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Vietnam: The 10,000 Day War (Parts 14-26) (1980 Video)

Producer

Ron Kelly; Paul Lang; Michael Maclear; Don North

Subject

History

Distribution

Hire (U-matic - HEFVL) Sale (VHS - retail), Videocassette. U-matic. col. 13 x 30 min (HEFVL). Videocassette. VHS. 6 x ? min (retail).

Part 14: The 77-day siege of US Marines at Khe Sanh which intensifies anti-war sentiment in America. The day-by-day drama of the most widely debated battle of the Vietnam war. Part 15: The Tet Offensive as...

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Scandinavian Libraries, Series (1977 Video)

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24-37 min. each

Full descriptions in Brighton Polytechnic catalogue.

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Key Issues (1985 Video)

Producer

Philippa Dolphin

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col.

A ‘trigger’ film comprising 25 triggers in 4 sections. Shows library staff talking to users, users speaking to library staff, staff getting on with colleagues and management problems. The sections are...

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War of the Gods (1971 Film, Video)

Director

Brian Moser

Producer

Brian Moser

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

About two groups of Indians in Colombia: the Maku, who live mainly by hunting and gathering and the sedentary Barasana who live mainly by farming. Maku and Barasana views of themselves and their world, and...

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Portrait of a Library (1976 Film)

Director

Kieran Hickey

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A portrait of the National Library of Ireland and its collections. Notes the effect of its evolution on present practice. Stresses its value as a primary source for social history and educational role in...

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