The Resource Yemen's cultural drug : qat, written by Dawn Hurley, Damien Lewis ; produced & directed by John Miles ; an Equilibrium Films production
Yemen's cultural drug : qat, written by Dawn Hurley, Damien Lewis ; produced & directed by John Miles ; an Equilibrium Films production
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The item Yemen's cultural drug : qat, written by Dawn Hurley, Damien Lewis ; produced & directed by John Miles ; an Equilibrium Films production represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- For centuries, a veil of mystery has shrouded the ancient land of Yemen to the outside world, hiding both is fascinating tribal customs as well as its nationwide addiction to the controversial plant qat. This film explores the Yemeni culture and its dependency on qat, whic plays a central role in daily life, marriages and tribal disputes. Although banned outside Arabia, Qat recently surfaced in on the streets of London and New York. With the explosive expansion of its use worldwide, there is fierce international debate over its allegedly addictive properties. The film follows the Qat trail from its origins in Arabia. Focusing on a central character, the film tells the story of a powerful Qat trader and addict who is about to get married. His wedding is overshadowed by a bitter dispute over his Qat growing fields. What threatens to be a full blown clan war is peacefully resolved through chewing Qat
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 03, 2015)
- Label
- Yemen's cultural drug : qat
- Title
- Yemen's cultural drug
- Title remainder
- qat
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Dawn Hurley, Damien Lewis ; produced & directed by John Miles ; an Equilibrium Films production
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For centuries, a veil of mystery has shrouded the ancient land of Yemen to the outside world, hiding both is fascinating tribal customs as well as its nationwide addiction to the controversial plant qat. This film explores the Yemeni culture and its dependency on qat, whic plays a central role in daily life, marriages and tribal disputes. Although banned outside Arabia, Qat recently surfaced in on the streets of London and New York. With the explosive expansion of its use worldwide, there is fierce international debate over its allegedly addictive properties. The film follows the Qat trail from its origins in Arabia. Focusing on a central character, the film tells the story of a powerful Qat trader and addict who is about to get married. His wedding is overshadowed by a bitter dispute over his Qat growing fields. What threatens to be a full blown clan war is peacefully resolved through chewing Qat
- Additional physical form
- Previously released as DVD.
- Cataloging source
- VaAlASP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Intended audience
- For College; Adult audiences
- Language note
- In English
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Chilvers, Nick
- Hurley, Dawn
- Lewis, Damien
- Miles, John
- Equilibrium Films
- Filmakers Library, inc
- Runtime
- 54
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Drug addiction
- Khat
- Tribes
- Yemen (Republic)
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Yemen's cultural drug : qat, written by Dawn Hurley, Damien Lewis ; produced & directed by John Miles ; an Equilibrium Films production
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 03, 2015)
- Carrier category
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- other
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- vz
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
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- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ASP1689456/vast
- Dimensions
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- unknown
- other
- Extent
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
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- video
- computer
- Media MARC source
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- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- v
- c
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
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- remote
- other
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) ASP1689456/vas
- (OCoLC)747799201
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- Yemen's cultural drug : qat, written by Dawn Hurley, Damien Lewis ; produced & directed by John Miles ; an Equilibrium Films production
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 03, 2015)
- Carrier category
-
- other
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- vz
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ASP1689456/vast
- Dimensions
-
- unknown
- other
- Extent
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
-
- video
- computer
- Media MARC source
-
- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- c
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) ASP1689456/vas
- (OCoLC)747799201
- Video recording format
- other
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