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  1. Three Films from Eastern Indonesia (2006)

    Director
    James J Fox; Patsy Asch; Timothy Asch
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £50.00

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  2. Art of Myths, The (Vol 1) (2007)

    aka: Arts du Mythe, Les

    Director
    Philippe Truffault
    Subject
    Anthropology; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 234 minutes), £24.99

    The stories behind some of the great artworks and artefacts from cultures of the world. Initially derided as curios of ‘primitive’ art, and even though they served as inspirations for some of the great...

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  3. Dead Birds Re-Encountered (2014)

    Director
    Robert Gardner
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 46 minutes), $330

    In 1961, anthropologist Robert Gardner organised an expedition to the highlands of New Guinea to film the Dani people. He stayed for six months to create an essay on the themes of violence and death most...

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  4. Peruvian Knitted Hats (2003)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £9.99

    The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. Made with the co-operation and assistance of the local people the videos are...

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  5. Je ne Suis Pas Moi-MÊme (2009)

    Director
    Alba Mora; Anna Sanmarti
    Subject
    Anthropology; Art; Business studies; Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £50.00

    Shot in Cameroon and Brussels, the film examines the complex network surrounding the international market of African antiquities, and the contradictions in a European art market hungry for new tribal...

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  6. Yap...How Did You Know We’d Like TV? (1980 Video)

    Director
    Dennis O’Rourke
    Producer
    Dennis O’Rourke
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies; Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 54 min., 1999 sale: £150.00 (inclusive)

    The small island of Yap was part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, known as Micronesia, a possession given to the United States as a ‘strategic trust’ after World War II. Traditional culture...

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  7. Rendille, The (1977 Film)

    Director
    Chris Curling
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Some 15,000 Rendille live in settlements and camps dotted in a 10,000-square mile expanse of desert and scrub bush in northern Kenya. Camels are the source of their subsistence and focus of their culture....

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  8. Whicker’s World Volume 6

    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 188 minutes), £3.53

    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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  9. Whicker’s World Volume 4

    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 232 minutes), £10.03

    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. Thirties in Colour, The (2009)

    Subject
    Anthropology; History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £15.65

    Offering powerful, poignant and often surprising insights into the pivotal years of the1930s, this BBC4 documentary series brings to viewers a global treasure trove of rare colour films - many of which have...

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