The Karakoram Highway
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1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video) - Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2003.
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General Note: | Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 30, 2012. |
Formatted Contents Note: | New Opportunities in the Karakoram Mountains (2:32) -- Globalization Arrives on the Karakoram Highway (1:42) -- Navigating the Karakoram Highway (1:43) -- Economic Growth in Gilget (1:56) -- A Growing Mountain Administrative Center (1:15) -- Chinatown in Northern Pakistan (1:33) -- Improving Communication with the Karakoram Highway (1:36) -- Consumerism Grows Along the Karakoram Highway (1:09) -- Increasing Dependency on the Outside World (1:26) -- Modernizing Agriculture in Northern Pakistan (2:05) -- Waiting for Electricity in Northern Pakistan (1:06) -- Seed Potatoes Along the Karakoram Highway (2:20) -- Relying on the Karakoram Highway (2:25) -- Pot Holes and Landslides in Northern Pakistan (1:52) -- Repairing the Karakoram Highway (1:01) -- Bringing Tourism to Northern Pakistan (2:07) -- Servicing a Niche Tourist Market (1:13) -- Northen Pakistan's Declining Tourist Industry (2:36) -- Empowering Women in the Karakoram Mountains (1:52) -- Exposure to the Outside World (1:12) -- New Opportunities for Pakistan's Rural Youth (1:45) -- Wildlife Conservation in Northern Pakistan (1:47) -- New Income Generation in Rural Pakistan (1:15) -- Developing Infrastructure in Northern Pakistan (1:39) -- A Route Worth the Risk (2:40) -- Northern Pakistan: Development in Action (2:50) -- Protecting Natural Resources in the Karakoram Mountains (2:19) -- A Cautious Modernization Program (1:21) -- Implementing Education in the Karakoram Mountains (2:19) -- Credits: The Karakoram Highway (0:24) |
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Target Audience Note: | 6 & up. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
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Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's description. |
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Subject: | Globalization Karakoram Highway (China and Pakistan) India |
Genre: | Videorecording. Internet videos. Educational films. |