1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462950303321

Autore

Dönmez-Colin Gönül

Titolo

Cinemas of the other [[electronic resource] ] : a personal journey with film-makers from Central Asia / / by Gönül Dönmez-Colin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2012

ISBN

1-283-86367-7

1-84150-766-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/0956

791.4302330958

791.430956

Soggetti

Motion picture producers and directors - Asia, Central

Motion pictures - Asia, Central

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Kazakhstan; Ardak Amirkulov and Ermek Shinarbaev; A New Beginning; Being Young in Almaty; Serik Aprimov; The Last Stop is Aksuat; The Need for Hunters; Rachid Nugmanov; The Wild East, Rockers, Bikers and a New Life; Kyrgyzstan; Chingiz Aitmatov; The Equivocal Marriage of Literature and Cinema; Aktan Arymkubat (Abdikalikov); The Most Successful Kyrgyz Film-maker; Let There Be Light; Ernest Abdizhaparov; Minimalist World; Gennadi Bazarov; A Culture to Share with the Young; Tolomush Okeev

Searching for Lost IdentityTajikistan; Tachir Mukharovich Sabirov; More than a Generation Gap; Turkmenistan; Halmammet Kakabaev; Human Values in a World in Transition; Uzbekistan; Kamara Kamalova; The 'Grande Dame' Of Central Asian Cinema; Zulfikar Mussakov; Humour in the Absence of Hope and Laughter; Yusuf Razikov; The Unfair Battle of the Sexes; Film Credits; Selected Bibliography; BackCover

Sommario/riassunto

An updated collection of recent interviews with filmmakers whose works represent trends in the film industry of Central Asia, this new geospecific edition expands upon the earlier volume Cinemas of



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784579703321

Autore

Livingston Julie

Titolo

Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-07251-X

0-253-11149-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

African systems of thought Debility and the moral imagination in Botswana

Disciplina

362.1096883

968.8303

Soggetti

Asthenia

Body, Human

Health aspects

Public health

Social aspects

Social change

Social change - Health aspects - Botswana

Human body - Social aspects - Botswana

Public health - Botswana

Asthenia - Botswana

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Social Conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Themes and Orientation; 1. Family Matters and Money Matters; 2. Public Health and Developing Persons; 3. Male Migration and the Pluralization of Medicine; 4. Increasing Autonomy, Entangled Therapeutics,and Hidden Wombs; 5. Postcolonial Development and Constrained Care; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the rush to development in Botswana, and Africa more generally,                



changes in work, diet, and medical care have resulted in escalating experiences of                chronic illness, debilitating disease, and accident. Debility and the Moral                Imagination in Botswana documents how transformations wrought by colonialism,                independence, industrialization, and development have effected changes in bodily                life and perceptions of health, illness, and debility. In this intimate and powerful                book, Julie Livingston explores the l