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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Ascent of Man, The (13 Parts) (1973 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Biology; History; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 650 minutes), £36.99

    A classic13-part series in which Jacob Bronowski examines the intellectual, cultural, and scientific breakthroughs in man’s four-million-year evolution. He discusses the importance of new ideas and how...

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  5. Baraka/Chronos (1985)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 135 minutes), £29.99

    Two films from the cinematographer of KOYAANISQUATSI, Ron Fricke. BARAKA (1992) is a visually stunning film shot over 13 months in 24 countries, providing an overwhelming experience that spans the...

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  6. Tribals of Chhotanagpur, The (8 Parts) (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 17-20 min each.

    A series showing the tribals of Chhotanagpur, India. Gives an insight into social, cultural and economic aspects of the tribals and critically examines the impact of modernity on their traditional way of...

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  7. Taiga Nomads (3 Parts) (1992 Video)

    Director
    Heimo Lappalainen
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 50 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) each part

    Documentary series about the Evenki (formerly the Tungus), who are scattered all over eastern Siberia. They are a nomadic tribe who move with the household and reindeer throughout the year, never having a...

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  8. Linguists, The (2008)

    Director
    Seth Kramer; Daniel A. Miller; Jeremy Newberger
    Subject
    Anthropology; Languages
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 65 minutes), $300.00

    Like modern-day explorers, the two academics featured in The Linguists travel to forgotten places around the globe to unearth rare treasures—in this case, endangered languages. On a shoestring budget,...

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  9. Secrets of the Stone Age (3 Parts) (2005)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

    Conventional history says that civilisation started 5000 years ago with the Egyptians. This series of three programmes, presented by anthropologist Richard Rudgley, surveys the 2 million years of prehistory...

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  10. Birdwatchers (2010)

    aka: (Terra Degli Uomini Rossi, La

    Director
    Marco Bechis
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minutes), £15.99

    A drama in which a group of indigenous people face off against the modern day owners of their ancestral homeland.In Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the farming classes lead a wealthy and leisurely existence....

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