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New! Rise of the Machines: Will Civilian Drones Reshape American Life?
Item# 52190
© 2012
28 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-704-2
As America's military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, many drones are coming home for use in border protection and municipal law enforcement. But domestic drone deployment is prolifera...
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Breaking the Wall of Gambling: How Multisited Anthropology Can Transform Gambling Regulation
Item# 49386
© 2011
13 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-447-1
How should we regulate gambling at a time when it is possible to bet on any sporting event in the world using just a handheld device and an Internet connection? How should we monitor this profitable e...
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APOPO Vapor Detection Technology: Tanzania and Mozambique
Item# 43443
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-984-4
A land mine is an indiscriminate killer—it doesn’t care how young or old its victims are, or how many years have passed since the end of the conflict for which it was intended. Likewise, land mines ha...
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CAMFED: Zambia
Item# 43442
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-983-7
For millions of girls across Africa, a decent education is beyond reach. CAMFED, an international nongovernmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1993, aims to change that by paying for books, fees...
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Friends International: Cambodia
Item# 43447
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-988-2
The UN estimates that there are more than 150 million homeless children worldwide. Most are at risk of abuse, prostitution, and drug addiction, and frequently enter adulthood without any schooling or...
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International Development Enterprises: India
Item# 43445
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-986-8
In India, farmers struggle to grow their crops during the long dry months. International Development Enterprises India, led by Amitabha Sadangi, has developed simple drip irrigation systems which hydr...
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Kiva: U.S.A.
Item# 43448
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-989-9
Despite its success in alleviating poverty, particularly among women, microfinance has reached only eight percent of the world’s poor. San Francisco-based Matt Flannery and Premal Shah have devised th...
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Marine Stewardship Council: Japan
Item# 43446
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-987-5
The oceans are being emptied. This isn’t just bad news for the 200 million people who make a living fishing, it’s a crisis for planet Earth. The Marine Stewardship Council uses market forces to create...
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Partners In Health: Malawi
Item# 43444
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-985-1
A half-century of helping disadvantaged communities, beginning when he was a first-year Harvard medical student, has reinforced Dr. Paul Farmer's belief that access to health care is a basic human rig...
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Riders for Health: Zambia
Item# 43441
© 2010
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61733-982-0
Lack of transport is one of the greatest barriers to delivering health care in remote parts of Africa, causing NGOs and local governments to abandon projects prematurely. Former motorbike racer Andrea...
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