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Synopsis: For over a decade the Granada Television DISAPPEARING WORLD team followed the lives of the Mursi, an Ethiopian agro-pastoral people. While the Mursi way of life is tecnologically underdeveloped and may appear traditional and static, their responses to famine, war, markets amd migrations are based on complex, sophisticated decisions and can have far-reaching effects. Extracts from these programmes, and interviews with the anthropologist and film-maker, introduce some of the complexities of trying to present another society and another culture to a British audience.
Series: Third World Development, Course U208
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Anthropology; Development studies
Keywords: developing countries; Ethiopia; Mursi

Producer

Patti Langton

Cast

Susan Rae

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Notes: NB. As of May 2016 Open University Worldwide are no longer distributing DVDs. They have posted this message on their website: ‘Unfortunately Open University Worldwide Limited has decided that product sales are no longer viable given the reduced funding to Higher Education institutions and diminishing demand for the products we have traditionally stocked. At present the Open University Students Association (OUSA) will continue to sell the "Good Study Guide", and we are in discussion with other possible distributors to continue to make The Open University’s products available for purchase. As soon as we have any information on other channels of distribution we will update this notice’. Some products are still available via second hand dealers on Amazon.co.uk

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