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Title Close Encounters of No Kind / by Jayasinhji Jhala.

Publication Info. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 61 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Event Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2002.
Summary Close Encounters of No Kind follows the Rabari, camel and sheep herders of Saurastra, India. Their nomadic lifestyle requires them to move herds of sheep and camels across the Saurastrian landscape to seek grazing and water. This practice has been going on for hundreds of years and during that time the Rabari have developed close working relationships with many groups and deeply adverse relations with other groups.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Rabari.
Rural population.
Skirmishes.
Social castes.
Cultural identity.
Tribal and national groups.
Herders.
Added Author Jhala, Jayasinhji, author, film director.
ʻĀlī, contributor.
Bai, Heera, contributor.
Bhima, contributor.
Hakka, Devji, contributor.
Hussain, contributor.
Kanu, contributor.
Mayra, contributor.
Ranchod, contributor.
Kanopy (Firm)
In: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002
Music No. 1109511 Kanopy