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  1. Up the Yangtze (2008)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 93 minutes), £14.99

    The Three Gorges Dam, the largest engineering project since the Great Wall and hotly contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle, provides the epic and unsettling backdrop for UP THE YANGTZE, a dramatic...

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  2. Chinese Schools (2008)

    aka: Chinese School

    Subject
    Education; Geography; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £17.00

    Documentary series about the hopes and dreams of a group of children at three schools in the small Chinese town of Xiuning, in rural Anhui. The programmes focus on the lives of a group of families, teachers...

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  3. People’s Century (Parts 19-21) (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Ceresole; Jennifer Clayton; Mark J Davis
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 165 min.

    A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of the ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 19 (producer Peter Ceresole):...

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  4. Death Penalty (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 min., 1996 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the extensive use of the death penalty in China and at what crimes can lead to this ultimate sanction.

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  5. Human Rights and Business (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 min., 1996 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Combined on the videotape with PERSECUTION and DEATH PENALTY. China’s economic expansion is taking place against a background of human rights violations. This video demonstrates to the international...

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  6. Persecution (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTIRBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 min., 1996 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Combined on the videotape with DEATH PENALTY and HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS. Looks at torture methods used in China and includes interviews with dissidents, journalists and members of religious groups who...

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  7. Escape from Hunger (1985)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Robin Jackson
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Examines why many of the rural population in the Third World face a perpetual struggle to provide enough food, due partly to the an adverse climate and unsuitable agricultural land. The problem is compounded...

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  8. Symbolism in Chinese Textiles (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 13 min.

    A discussion, with illustrations, of textiles in Imperial China.

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  9. From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1981)

    Director
    Murray Lerner
    Subject
    Music; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 84 minutes), £24.99

    In 1979, as China re-opened its doors to the West, master violinist Isaac Stern received an unprecedented invitation from its governernment to tour the country, performing and mentoring young Chinese...

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  10. China: Acrobats (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Drama; Politics & government
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 48 min.

    Before 1949 and Liberation, acrobats in China were likened to tramps, thieves and vagabonds. After the Revolution, new attitudes to all forms of art were adopted and acrobats were re-established amongst the...

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