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  1. Deep Roots Music (2006)

    Subject
    Development studies; Music; Religious studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 310 minutes), ££17.99

    A history of Reggae and Rasta culture in six episodes. It explores the origins of Reggae in the music and dance of early Jamaican slaves, and the isolationist Maroon culture that maintained many African...

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  2. Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005)

    Director
    Michael Chanan; Ralph Steiner
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 92 minutes), £115.00 [University rate]

    Once an industrial powerhouse and the hub of the American automobile industry, Detroit is now in serious decline and one of the poorest, most segregated cities in the USA. With the participation of Detroit...

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  3. Healthcare and Poor Relief in Early Modern Lubeck (2004)

    Subject
    History; Medical sciences; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 22 minutes), £55.00

    In the early modern period, health and welfare care was provided by both religious and secular bodies. This covered medical assistance as well as material help such as food and clothing for the needy. In...

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  4. Stranger’s Eye, A (2000 Audio)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, 2 audiocassettes. 150 min., 2000 sale: £9.99 (inclusive)

    BBC correspondent Fergal Keane travels around Britain listening to the stories of ordinary people who find themselves on the fringes of society and surviving on limited means. He begins in Glasgow, among the...

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  5. Population Pressure: Mexico City - A Case Study in Urbanisation and Development (4 Parts) (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at issues of population growth, migration and urbanisation, using Mexico as a case study. 1: Population change is produced by the difference between birth rate and death rate, and also by migration....

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  6. Out of Development? (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Brazil is rapidly becoming an industrial powr. Although its gross domestic product makes it the eighth most powerful economy in the world, two thirds of its people live below the poverty line, receiving only...

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  7. Poverty Complex, The (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Patti Langton
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Many countries are still prey to famine and poverty in the 1990s. The causes of famine are varied and controversial - disease, over-population, natural disasters and war are all seen as contributors. It is...

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  8. When Ireland Starved: An Gorta Mór, The Great Famine (1992)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 98 minutes), 14.99 Euros

    This four part series examines the causes and effects of poverty in Ireland, which led to the Great Famine of the 1840s, during which around a million people died. The episodes are as follows: 1. Causes of...

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  9. Bangkok: A City Speaks (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    The question of how far this example is representative of urban development problems globally is assessed by comparison with Mexico City, currently the most populated urban area in the world. An analysis of...

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  10. There is No Such Thing As... (1991 Video)

    Director
    Gavin Nettleton
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min., 1997 sale: £84.50 (+VAT +p&p) four parts together

    Four programmes produced in a magazine format and covering the individualism, collectivism, poverty and welfare. All use Brighton as an example of a divided community, although the questions relate to all of...

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