Burma: People of the River

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1940

Creator: ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec

Complete Record: Cultural and geographic description of Burma beginning with its political independence in 1948 and the importance of the two main rivers: the Irrawaddy and the Salween: the agriculture, industry and daily life related to these rivers (washing, fishing, irrigation, transportation, etc.); ethnobotany (uses of the plants in their culture); the open market practices; Buddhist temples; governmental structure; relationship of arts to the culture; educational status of the country; tribal and national discussion. Despite pink degradation of film, these images are excellent indicators of the cultural geography.


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