An account of life in modern Malaya showing the following: geography of the country; Singapore as a mixture of the civilisations of the East and West; the religions of Malaya; village life; the natural resources, including tin, coconuts, rubber, rice and tea; European influences in Malaya.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006659
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture diffusion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → East and west
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Geography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Malaya
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Singapore
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → East and west
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture diffusion
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → East and west
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)