Presents the Middle East during the late 1950”s and the various problems it was facing at that time: Christianity and Mohammedans, the nomadic Bedouin and the effect of changes; water, locust plagues and primitive farming methods; peasants and absentee landlords; disease, malnutrition and illiteracy. In contrast there was also a growing modern metropolis, and an emerging middle class education, the oil industry and the Aswan Dam. All this resulting in internal tensions and an intense growing nationalism.
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ACMI Identifier
322199
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Middle East
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Middle East - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bedouins
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Middle East
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Middle East - Rural conditions
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle East - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle East - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle East - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)