Life and debt / produced and directed by Stephanie Black ; narration written by Jamaica Kincaid ; a Tuff Gong Pictures production.

Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun, but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Black, Stephanie (Motion picture director)
Kincaid, Jamaica
Manley, Michael, 1924-1997
Fisher, Stanley
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand
Sayeed, Malik
Kibbe, Kyle
Lannaman, Richard
Nepomniaschy, Alex
Mullen, John
Becker, Belinda
Mutabaruka, 1952-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned in English.
Published: New York : New Yorker Video, [2003]
Edition:Collectors edition, Letterbox edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Kincaid, Jamaica > Television adaptations.
Kincaid, Jamaica > Film adaptations.
International Monetary Fund > Jamaica.
World Bank > Jamaica.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Jamaica > Economic conditions.
Jamaica > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color and some black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Life + debt.
Life plus debt.
Format: Video DVD

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