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Oasis Television
Full cycle Komar & Melamid
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1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide Interview with artists Vitaly Komar and Aleksandr Melamid, who emmigrated from Russia to New York in the 1970s and entered into the local art scene.
Stories of memory and fire
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide Interview with Uruguayan author and social commentator Eduardo Galeano. Discusses political, social and economic landscape of Uruguay and greater Latin America.
Imagined communities
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1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide Benedict Anderson discusses the origins, meanings, and social effects of nationalism.
The district a framework for health
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1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide A programme targeting managers and trainers involved in planning for district health systems. Shows researchers at work in three different countries, England , Africa and Indonesia, gathering information for planning and implementation of primary health care practices. The cultural, economic and social diversity of the districts shown underlines the importance of acting on the information to direct resources to areas of most need.
The new rulers of the world a special report
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide British documentary in which John Pilger investigates sweatshop conditions in Indonesia, where many famous brands of sporting goods are made. Pilger believes there is an emerging anti-globalisation movement and that millions, particularly young people, are beginning to make their voices heard on the imposition of the new economic order.
Images of Atlantis the photography of Milton Rogovin
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Interviews with the photographer Milton Rogovin, and some of his subjects from his Buffalo, NY and British mining and industrial workers series.
The sultan of chess
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Using drama, archival footage, and interviews, tells the story of the Indian and British chess champion of the late 1920s and early '30s.
Tales from Havana
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1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Interview with the Cuban filmmaker Tomas Aléa, whose films investigate the social effects of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, concentrating on his 1968 film Memories of underdevelopment. Discusses the government's policies towards filmmaking and the arts.
E. P. Thompson special
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1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Interview with historians Edward and Dorothy Thompson (Pts. 1 & 2), followed by discussion about them & their work by Tariq Ali, Luciana Castellina & Penelope Corfield (Pt. 3).
Shadows on the street
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1 edition published in 1995 in Provenal and held by 1 library worldwide This document film tells about the Candelaria massacre, an event in Rio de Janeiro on the night of July 23, 1993. Eight street children were killed as police gunmen shot at a group of about seventy street children as they slept beside the Candelaria Church.
The family in society part one
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Disaster. The curse of Cornstalk
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Explores the reasons behind the 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, which crossed the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, WV.
Wonders of the universe
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1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Explores 13 wonders of the cosmos including the Big Bang, galaxies, planets, stars, and the Big Crunch.
Junkyard of dreams
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1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Describes urban development in Los Angeles, and the resulting two-tiered stratification of society in the L.A. area. more
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Art, Modern Art and state Artists Astronomy Biography Brazil--Rio de Janeiro Bridge failures California--Los Angeles Chess players Cosmology Crime Cuba Developing countries Dissident art Documentary television programs Economic history Expatriate artists Galeano, Eduardo H.,--1940- Gaudí, Antoni,--1852-1926 Globalization--Social aspects Great Britain Gutiérrez Alea, Tomás,--1928-1996 Historians History India Indonesia International business enterprises--Social aspects Interviews Iron and steel workers Komar, Vitaly Latin America Melamid, Aleksandr Miners Motion picture producers and directors Nationalism Photographers Pictorial works Police Police shootings Political science Real estate development Rogovin, Milton,--1909-2011 Social history Soviet Union Spain--Barcelona Sweatshops United States Uruguay Working class World Bank
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