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  1. Axing of the Himalayas, The (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    The forests on the hill slopes of the Himalayas are disappearing and it is no longer possible for the hill people to find enough firewood or fodder for their animals. Discusses the conflict between...

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  2. Mountain Building in the Western Himalayas (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Evidence for two mountain-building processes: magmatism at continental margins and crustal thickening following continental collision, with the Karakorum geotraverse in the Himalayas as example. Discusses...

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  3. Glance of Genius, The: B H Hodgson in the Himalayas (1983 Video)

    Director
    Tristram Riley-Smith
    Producer
    Tristram Riley-Smith
    Subject
    Anthropology; History
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 42 min.

    B H Hodgson (1800-1894) was renowned in the 19th century as a diplomat, linguist, zoologist, ethnologist and collector. He spent almost 40 years living in the Himalayas - mainly in Nepal and Darjeeling -...

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  4. Wonders of the Monsoon (2014)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.99

    This series explores human and animal life in the regions of the world affected by the monsoon - from the northern shores of Australia to the highes peaks of the Himalayas, the deserts of Northern India to...

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  5. Himalayan Shaman of Northern Nepal (1967)

    Director
    John Hitchcock; Patricia Hitchcock
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The influence of the inner shamanic tradition is clearly shown as the shaman aids a client family by controlling spirits, foretelling the future and sucking out intrusive objects.

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  6. Himalayan Shaman of Southern Nepal (1967 Film, Video)

    Director
    John Hitchcock; Patricia Hitchcock
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Aspects of the life and ‘practice’ of a curer from the more Hinduised portion of the Nepalese Himalaya, who has come into contact with western medicine.

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  7. Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh and Paradise with Side Effects (1993)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.95

    ANCIENT FUTURES; EARNING FROM LADKH. Ladakh is a wildly beautiful desert land in the western Himalayas, with few resources and an extreme climate. Yet there is an ancient and thriving culture. Traditions of...

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  8. 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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  9. Echoes from Tibet (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Set in the high snow ranges of the Western Himalayas, the film shows the life and culture of Tibetan and Ladakhi villages: social and religious customs, Buddhist religion and Tibetan script, agriculture; a...

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  10. Trading Societies of Western Nepal (1972 Film)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 53 minutes), £50.00

    Discusses the traditional trans-Himalayan trade links the relatively low-altitude, grain-growing regions of Nepal with high-altitude Tibet, the traditional source of most of the salt and wool imported by...

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