Reclaiming the Forest

Synopsis: The competition between national governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants for control of an area of South American rain forest. Shows the potential conflict betwen the interests of the aboriginal peoples and the responsibility of nation states to implement ecologically sound policies in tropical rain areas. In doing so, it also shows the complex relationship between culture and ethnic identity under conditions of rapid social change.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 57 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 39 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1986
Availability: Hire (film or video - RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI); 1995 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) video 1995 hire: £33.00 (+VAT +p&p) film 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: Undergraduates. *RAI
Subjects: Anthropology; Development studies
Keywords: economic change; Indians of North & South America; rain forests; South America

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Notes: The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.

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