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Films
2 Films
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Nomads and Nomadism”
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Series
“Disappearing World Series”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
2
Region
Central Asia and Far East
2
x
Country
China
1
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
1
Nomads and Nomadism
2
x
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
2
Directors
Sheppard, John
1
Singer, André
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
2
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Country of production
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1983
1
1989
1
Status
Film list
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
The Kazakhs of China
1983
52
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
The Kazakhs of Xinjiang (Sinkiang) are one of the fifty-five national minorities that now live within the borders of the People’s Republic of China. The policy of the Chinese Communist Party toward
Central Asia and Far East
Social Change
Nomads and Nomadism
Collective / Community identity