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  1. Adaptable Kingdom, The: Music and Dance in Nepal (1994)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £19.95

    A film on the Hindu kingdom in the Himalayas where tribal animism, Buddhism and Hinduism live in harmony. In the folklore of Nepal, religious mask dances accompanied by the sound of large barrel drums...

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  2. Tibetan New Year, A (1987 Video)

    Director
    Jon Jerstad
    Producer
    Jon Jerstad
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 43 min., 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) (Meridian Trust) 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)

    Documents the Tibetan new year celebrations carried out by the monks of the only Bonpo community outside Tibet, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Shows the enactment of the annual ceremony with the...

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  3. Frontiers of Geology (1988 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Illustrates meteorite research, including an appraisal of Halley’s Comet; meteorite collecting in the Antarctic; the OU research related to the origin of SNC meteorites which have possibly come from Mars;...

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  4. Wild China (2008)

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

    A 5-part television series that lifts the veil on the world’s most enigmatic and magnificent country, delving into its vibrant habitats to reveal a land of unbelievable natural complexity. Journey across...

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  5. Family of Man, The (7 Parts) (1970 Film)

    Producer
    John Percival
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A series of seven films comparing family life in five different locations. The communities selected are Andheri in the foothills of the Himalayas; Buk in the western highlands of New Guinea; Shakawe on the...

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  6. Karakorum Geotraverse (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 44 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    A complete traverse across the ‘Himalayan’ collision zone from Tibetan rocks near the Chinese border south to the foreland basin near Jhelum is exposed along the Karakorum Highway. Looks at the formation...

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  7. Local Futures: Beyond the Global Economy (1999)

    Subject
    Development studies; Economics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 30 minutes), £6.00

    A sequel to the video ANCIENT FUTURES, LEARNING FROM LADAKH, this programmes gives examples of ISEC’s systemic approach to the problems of the global economy. It describes the cultural devastation of...

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  8. Amchi (2013)

    Director
    Eda Elif Tibet
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 65 minutes), £39.00

    For centuries the only medical system accessible to people in Ladakh was the Amchi, the traditional doctor following ‘Sowa Rigpa’, Tibetan medicine. 84% of Ladakh’s population lives in villages and...

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  9. Daba: Na Shaman (1999 Video)

    Director
    Hua Cai
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    After more than a quarter century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began again to openly practise their religion in the early 1990s. Their...

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  10. Building of Nanga Parbat, The (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    DVD (PAL, 27 minutes), £34.99

    Spectacular outcrop geology shot on location in northern Pakistan. Shows the consequences of rapid uplift (<10 Ma) of mountains such as the Nanga Parbat massif in the Himalayas, and presents a detailed...

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