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In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Joe Leahy, a mixed race highlander and wealthy coffee plantantion owner, joins forces with the Ganiga tribe to expand his operation. His ally is the tribal leader, Popina Mai, a superior warrior and orator, who wants to take his people into the modern world quic...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Anderson, Robin, 1948-2002, Connolly, Bob
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1992.
Series:VAST - Academic video online
Highlands trilogy ; 3
Subjects:
Capitalism > Papua New Guinea.
Coffee growers > Papua New Guinea > Biography.
Coffee plantation workers > Papua New Guinea.
Documentary films > Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea > Social conditions.
Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs.
Travailleurs des plantations de café > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Capitalism.
Coffee growers.
Coffee plantation workers.
Documentary films.
Manners and customs.
Social conditions.
Papua New Guinea.
Alexander Street Video.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Joe Leahy, a mixed race highlander and wealthy coffee plantantion owner, joins forces with the Ganiga tribe to expand his operation. His ally is the tribal leader, Popina Mai, a superior warrior and orator, who wants to take his people into the modern world quickly. A power struggle erupts and coffee picking is quickly abandoned for inter-tribal warfare on the eve of the crop harvest.
Item Description:Previously published as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 25, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (90 min.).