Coca and the congressman : drugs, farming, and socialism in Bolivia / WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

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The rise of leftist leaders in South America has surprised the international community-and has resulted in some equally surprising alliances. This Wide Angle documentary focuses on populist leader Evo Morales, who has taken up the fight of coca farmers against the Bolivian establishment. Traveling t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©2003.
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	International economic relations. Cocaine industry > Bolivia. Latin America > Social life and customs. Coca industry > Bolivia. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (57 min.) : sound, color, digital file + instructional materials (online).
Variant Title:	Drugs, farming, and socialism in Bolivia
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Bolivia's Indigenous Majority and the Coca Leaf (4:02)
Cocaleros: Coca Farmers (4:14)
Evo Morales: Fighting Capitalism in Bolivia (2:39)
U.S. Funded Anti-Drug Task Force (3:46)
Alternative Agriculture Programs in Bolivia (2:41)
Bolivia's Dangerous Mining Industry (4:07)
Searching and Destroying Cocaine Factories in Bolivia (3:09)
Narcotics Law 1008: Preventive Detention (3:28)
Toll of Government Bans on Coca Sales (2:05)
Santa Cruz: The Miami of Bolivia (4:03)
Protesting Miners Inspired by Evo Morales (1:41)
Competing Interests: Chaco Oil and Cocaleros (2:57)
Bolivia's Indigenous Movement in Congress (4:07)
Evo Morales: Latin American Leftist Political Movement (1:37)
Castaeda's Commentary on Current Issues in Latin America (7:35)