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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Tribal Eye (2007)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 350 minutes), £19.99

    In one of his first series after resigning as Controller of BBC2 and returning to programme-making, David Attenborough looks at art in tribal societies. During the eight programmes he visits a cliff-dwelling...

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  9. Whicker’s World Volume 2 (2009)

    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 400 minutes), £19.56

    A cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, Alan Whicker’s quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled...

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  10. Tribe, Series 1-3 (2007)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 900 minutes), £34.99

    Compiilation of the three series of television programmes in which Bruce Parry goes to live with some of the world’s oldest indigenous people in the most remote parts of the planet, shedding the trappings...

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