Botawana, land-locked in southern Africa, is now taking the painful early steps towards modern nationhood. Much of Botswana is the Kalahari Desert, Botswana’s new leaders look to their vast mineral resources from which to gain a key to the industrial future her people want.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013474
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Africa
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Botswana - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mines and mineral resources
Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Africa - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)