The child brides /
"In many parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, young girls are often engaged by the age of eight, and leave their homes to join their husbands by twelve. In many cases, the younger the girl, the more her family receives in the form of a dowry. This program travels to the most rural and pove...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2004]
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| Summary: | "In many parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, young girls are often engaged by the age of eight, and leave their homes to join their husbands by twelve. In many cases, the younger the girl, the more her family receives in the form of a dowry. This program travels to the most rural and poverty-stricken regions of Ethiopia to expose the common practice of child brides and the consequences for the young girls who often give birth before they are out of childhood."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of a 1998 Channel Four Television production. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Cameraman, Colin Angell ; editor, Margaret Kelly ; executive producer, Louise Panton. |