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  1. Mumias Sugar Scheme, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Pam Taylor
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    In the late 1960s the Kenyan government decided to explore the possibilities of sugar production in an area of north-west Kenya, near the town of Mumias. Looks at the historical background to the scheme, and...

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  2. Politics of Food, The (4 Parts) (1987 Video)

    Director
    Peter A Gordon; Ian McFarlane
    Producer
    Chris Bryer
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col 4 x 52 min., 1996 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p) series (AVP)

    1: Studies the high level of hunger and malnutrition in Sudan. 2: Looks at the relationship between the Western farmer and the peasants of the Third World and examines how decisions made in the US and Europe...

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  3. Price of Progress, The (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

    Documents the effects of World Bank-funded projects on the environment and tribal peoples worldwide. These projects include the Poloroeste project in South America (building a road through a Brazilian rain...

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  4. Social Impact of Rapid Industrialisation, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Hugh Phillips
    Subject
    Development studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at Rio de Janeiro and San Paulo to find out how rapid industrialisation has affected Brazilian society. Discusses the social and spatial impact of industrialisation, the role of women in the economy,...

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  5. Beyond Famine? (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    In 1974 world attention was focused on a sever famine in Bangladesh which killed hundreds of thousands of people. flooding in that year had destroyed crops and killed livestock, but when similar floods...

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  6. Bitter Harvest: Pesticides and the Third World (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette.

    Discusses the problems of pesticides in the Third World. These include outbreaks of secondary pests, pesticide resistance, the need for continuous research and development of improved pesticides and the...

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  7. Man-Made Famine (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.

    Argues that neglect of women farmers is a major reason for famine in Africa. Three quarters of Africa’s food is grown by women, but most of Africa’s land is owned by men, and most agricultural investment...

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  8. Reclaiming the Forest (1986 Film, Video)

    Director
    George Drion; Paul Henley
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    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...

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  9. Tin: The Mettle of Malaysia (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Development studies; Geography
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the social nature of natural resources, in this case the tin industry in Malaysia. The British introduced commercial tin production to Malaysia in the 19th century, but even though other industries...

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  10. To Us a Child (1986 Video)

    Director
    Ken Craig; Peter Tiffin
    Producer
    Peter Tiffin
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 120 min.

    Made to celebrate UNICEF’s 40th anniversary. Describes how the rights of the child, as set out in the UN charter, are ignored, abused and neglected throughout much of the world. Shows the work of UNICEF...

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