The Union of South Africa: the land and its people

United States, 1956

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An account of the culture, social conditions, topography, climate, resources, and products under the apartheid system of South Africa.

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Credits

production company

Clifford J. Kamen Productions

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:16:25:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011344

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - South Africa

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - South Africa

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Dutch - South Africa

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Geography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Africa - Social life and customs

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Climatology

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Apartheid - South Africa

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assimilation (Sociology)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Blacks - South Africa

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Social conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Apartheid - South Africa

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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