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People’s Communes, The (1973 Film)

Director

Felix Greene

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The commune system in China and how it works countrywide.

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Challenges of Urbanisation (2009)

aka: Challenges in Urbanisation: Inequality in Bangalore

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £45.00

An up-to-date, adaptable and engaging resource for the learning and teaching of development, poverty and inequalities. It takes Bangalore as a case study and looks at the causes and impacts of urban poverty,...

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Cheap Energy for Tomorrow Today (1993 Video)

Subject

Development studies; Information technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)

Discusses the potential of biomass as a renewable energy source. Describes the importance of fuel-efficient wood stoves in Kenya to complement the development of agro-forestry as a sustainable source of...

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Hidden Side of the Algarve, The (1993 Video)

Producer

Pip Surgey

Subject

Education; Sociology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the promotion of rural redevelopment in the hinterland of the Algarve. Concentrates on a largely EC-funded RADIAL project in Portugal, in which a team of educationalists based at the University of...

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Not a Legacy to Stand on (1987 Video)

Director

Tony Edwards

Producer

Ian Elvin

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 16 min.

Examines the issues and conflicting pressures associated with the day-to-day management of an area of outstanding natural beauty. Focuses specifically on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park but...

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They Call Him Ah Kung (1975 Film)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Ah Kung, like most of his schoolmates, will inherit the family farm. Yet he may choose to leave farming, attracted by industry and the urban life style. Ah Kung’s personal dilemma symbolises a national...

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Slaves of the River (1993 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 hire: £6.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Follows the lives of landless Bangladeshis over the course of the annual monsoon, as they eke out a living on a tiny island situatied in the world’s largest river delta. They speak for themselves with...

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Dry Stone Country (1997 Video)

Subject

Crafts; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 1997 sale: £15.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Looks at the origins and history of dry stone walling in Britain. Shows examples from Yorkshire, Scotland, the Lake District and south Wales follows the building of a dry stone wall. Also shows the flora and...

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Parched Land, The (1978 Film)

Director

Kieron Moore

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Over 26 million people who live in the Sahel region of Africa are continually threatened by drought. Looks at how the shortage of water affected Gad Amar Fal, a small village in North Senegal. Examines...

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Kanraxel: The Confluence of Agnack (2015)

Director

Remi Sowa

Subject

Anthropology; Languages

Distribution

DVD (52 minutes), £35.00

Is multilingual education a privilege or an obstacle? This documentary follows the community of Agnack, a tiny village in the south of Senegal, where it is considered perfectly normal to speak a minimum of...

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