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  1. Grindabod (1966 Film)

    Producer
    Douglas Fisher
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows something of the way of life on the Faroes, the group of islands midway between Scotland and Iceland. There is a long sequence on the slaughter of pilot whales by villagers who depend on the whales for...

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  2. Garden Island, The (1968 Film)

    Director
    Steve Szabo
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An introduction, illustrating some of Malinowski’s material, to the ethnography of the Trobriand Islands in eastern Papua, showing gardening methods, magic, harvest, and dances, including among the latter...

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  3. Four Families (1959 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Dr Margaret Mead discusses how the upbringing of children contributes to a distinctive national character. Bathing a baby in four continents. An on-the-spot comparison of family life in India, France, Japan...

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  4. Kayapo: Fire of the Jaguar (1982 Film)

    Director
    Peter Ramsden
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses the use of fire as a symbolic reproduction of society. Shows these ideas through everyday life among the Kayapo of Brazil, through their telling of the jaguar myth and showing the ritual that...

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  5. Cree Hunters of Mistassini (1974 Video)

    Director
    Tony Lanzelo; Boyce Richardson
    Producer
    Len Chatwin; Colin Low
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the way of life of the Cree Indians of Northern Quebec, as exemplified by three hunting families in their winter hunting quarters, at a time when the traditional Cree hunting grounds were threatened...

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  6. Bali: Cremation (1978 Film)

    Director
    Peter Ramsden
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the sequence of events of a cremation in Bali, as well as exploring the ritual itself and the implications of the cremation for those involved.

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  7. Psychological Anthropology (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Focuses on enculuration, the process through which culture is passed from one generation to the next. Shows cross-cultural examples of child-rearing, socialisation, and mental illness and healing.

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  8. Holidays by the Sea (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    History; Sociology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Charts the uneven development of Blackpool through the 19th century, from a small genteel town into the first and largest resort for the industrial working class. With the advent of railway came day...

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  9. Arts, The (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Some form of artistic expression exists in all cultures. This video shows the many kinds of art and the variety of functions served by the arts: the fulfilment of the need for individual creative expression,...

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  10. Highland Maya, The: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Looks at the complex interweaving of economics and religion known as the ‘cargo’ system, which is found among the Highland Maya of Mexico and Guatemala.

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