Summary: Chronicles the history of the United States from colonial origins to the beginning of the 21st century. Lectures presented by Allen C. Guelzo, Eastern University; Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia; Patrick N. Allitt, Emory University.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 HISCall number: DVD 973 HIS VOL. 1
Call number: DVD 973 HIS VOL. 2
Summary: In an investigation of the transatlantic slave trade, this program travels from the "Door of No Return" in the House of Slaves on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, to the village of Jufurreh on the Gambia River via interviews, slave narratives, and dramatization.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1990
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Summary: The story of the American nation begins with the founding of the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies, interactions with Native American peoples, the hardships and dangers that faced the colonists, the origins of the slave trade and a slave-dependent economy, and the tensions that developed between Britain and her New World territories as the colonies grew stronger and more self-sufficient.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Called “remarkably balanced” by Jewish Week, this program examines the controversial military and political career of Ariel Sharon. Supporters and critics comment on the events that made Sharon a polarizing figure even in his own country: the Qibya Massacre, the bulldozing of refugees’ homes, the planting of Israeli settlements in densely populated Palestinian areas, the unpopular 1982 Lebanon...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: From his childhood on a kibbutz through his contentious military career, this program presents a biographical sketch of Moshe Dayan. Complex and charismatic, Dayan became a hero and international icon with his aggressive approach to the issue of Palestine - but fell from grace after the Yom Kippur War. Archival footage gives viewers a vivid look at the Middle Eastern conflict in the early 20th...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Yitzhak Rabin called himself ”a solider in the army of peace,” distancing himself from the uncompromising policies of David ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan. As prime minister he opposed the illegal Israeli settlement of land occupied by Palestinians - but he also underestimated the frustration of the Arabs who had been living as refugees for so long. This program chronicles Rabin’s political career,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: What forms the bedrock of America's wealth? Home ownership? Small businesses? Wall Street? This program lays out an entirely different economic conception, pointing to the vast amount of unpaid labor and services that keep the rest of society afloat. Riane Eisler, author of The Real Wealth of Nations, analyzes the significance of volunteer work, medical support provided by family members, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007