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Inside China: The Newest Revolution (1983 Video)

Director

Leslie Woodhead

Producer

André Singer

Subject

Anthropology; Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Filmed in two Han communities around the city of Wuxi in south-east China. Looks at the new emphasis on material incentives after years of Maoist austerity. Four women sing ‘we exchanged our chickens for a...

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Sound of Rushing Water, The (1973 Film)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The Shuar (also known by the derogatory name of Jivaro) live in the rainforest of eastern Ecuador. They recount the history of their resistance to the Inca and Spanish Empires, and tell of their present...

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Rites: Female Circumcision and Infibulation (1990 Video)

Director

Penny Dedman

Producer

Penny Dedman

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £23.00

Female genetial mutilation (FGM) has been commonplace throughout history. In many parts of the world women and girls are horribly mutilated by loving female relatives or respected medical practitioners. This...

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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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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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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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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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Lévi-Strauss at Unesco’s 60th Anniversary (2008)

Subject

Anthropology; Philosophy; Politics & government

A video recording of a speech given by Claude Lévi-Strauss on 16 November 2005 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of UNESCO’s foundation, streamed as part of the online version of the UNESCO Courier...

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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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Surviving Chau (2006)

Director

Mainak Bhaumik

Subject

Anthropology; Dance; Development studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 50 minutes), $195.00

This documentary maps the evolution of the ancient ethnic dance form of Chau - an athletic dance of India done by men in masks - from an anthropological and sociological perspective. In addition to following...

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