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Tropic of Cancer. Episode 6, Laos to Hawaii
Title
Tropic of Cancer. Episode 6, Laos to Hawaii / BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2010]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (59 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2010.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 17, 2016.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, January 17, 2017)
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Prevented from following the Tropic through China by the Chinese government, Simon instead discovers the increasing Chinese influences in neighboring Laos and Vietnam. In Taiwan he meets some of the world's highest achieving children and his journey finally ends in Hawaii, but here he finds a paradise blighted by environmental problems.
Variant and related titles
Laos to Hawaii
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Tropic of Cancer
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 & up.
Contents
Mighty Mekong River (2:11)
Golden Triangle (2:30)
Las Vegas in the Jungle (2:34)
Edge of the Empire (3:36)
Elephant Population (3:28)
Squirrel and Maggot (3:05)
Bombs in the Ground (2:27)
War Aftermath (4:02)
Golf and Communism (3:49)
Business Elite (2:24)
Bear Captivity (2:26)
Real Hope (2:58)
Falling Dragon (2:50)
Relaxed Restrictions (2:05)
High-Tech Economy (2:13)
Economic Success (2:00)
The Lucky Ones (3:28)
Tropical Paradise (4:04)
Environmental Catastrophes (3:31)
Soiling Our Nest (2:59)
Credits: Laos to Hawaii: Episode 6-Tropic of Cancer (0:34)
Videorecording number
125008 Infobase
125002s Infobase
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Internet videos.
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