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Claude Levi-Strauss in His Own Words (2009)

aka: Claude Levi-Strauss Par Lui-Même

Director

Pierre-André Boutang; Annie Chevallay

Subject

Anthropology; French studies; Social sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 93 minutes), $39.95

This French television documentary recounts the extraordinary career of the father of structural anthropology, Claude Lévi-Strauss, whose theories not only influenced that field, but also linguistics,...

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Family and Household (1994 Video)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

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

Looks at the concepts of family and household from a cross-cultural perspective and examines the basic functions performed by the family and household units.

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Age, Common Interest and Stratification (1994 Video)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

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

Cross-cultural examples illustrate and explain the specific functions of types of age groups, various common-interest associations, and different forms of social stratificaton.

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Age Seven in the Ussr (1992)

Director

Michael Apted

Subject

Anthropology; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 64 minutes), £40.00

A portrait of the former Soviet Union painted by seven-year-old children from the length and breadth of the USSR. At a time of breathtaking and devastating political and economic change, how do Soviet...

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Culture Change (1994 Video)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

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

Discusses how cultures are constantly changing, sometimes slowly and peacefully, other times rapidly and violently, sometimes as a result of internal factors such as inventions, other times because of the...

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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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Family Portraits: A New Look at a Familiar World (1994 Video)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Focuses on enculturation, 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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Chanting Lama, The (199 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

Aims to show the essence of the cultural life of Tibetan Buddhists by examining their religious rites. Shows the main temple in Dharamsala, and scenes from Benares, Darjeeling and the western Himalayas, with...

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Hominid Evolution (1999 Multimedia)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

CD-ROM

A study of hominids - the so-called ape-men. Uses QuickTime movies of reconstructed skulls to allow users to examine different types of hominids, giving an insight into the apes and our ancestors. Based on...

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Jesus and the Fisherman (198 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

The Portuguese occupation of the Sri Lankan coast in the 16th century brought Catholicism to fishing villages. Examines the cross-cultural folklore which resulted, concentrating on the celebration of Easter,...

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