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America in the 20th century America in the twentieth century (Hamilton, N.J.) Becoming American Cosmos, a beginner's guide Days that shook the world (Princeton, N.J.) Ethical Markets. 2 Face of the world Hollywood pairs The Perilous Fight, America's World War II in Color Wonderful World of Albert KahnFilter By Series
America in the 20th century America in the twentieth century (Hamilton, N.J.) Becoming American Cosmos, a beginner's guide Days that shook the world (Princeton, N.J.) Ethical Markets. 2 Face of the world Hollywood pairs The Perilous Fight, America's World War II in Color Wonderful World of Albert KahnSummary: An intensely personal drama, Battle for the Arab World tells the story of T. E. Lawrence beginning with his 19th-century childhood. Born to unmarried parents and branded with the stigma of illegitimacy, he spent most of his childhood alone, striving for physical and academic achievement. While attending Oxford, his passion for medieval history led to an expedition to the great crusader castles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Genetic science holds the keys to life itself. How should this knowledge be used? Enhanced by outstanding 3-D computer animations and microscopic imaging, this engaging program featuring Dr. Cary Fowler, author of Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity, takes a balanced look at the biotechnological revolution. Among the numerous topics surveyed are genetic engineering,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Given
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Europe's wealth represents a golden opportunity for those who smuggle cheap, easily exploited workers across international borders. But how does the loathsome mechanism of human trafficking actually occur, and what are EU authorities doing to fight it? This program investigates by recording the experiences of human trafficking victims and evaluating the work of the EU government in the battle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Henry Ford meets Franklin Roosevelt to discuss New Deal and their differences
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1938
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Summary: Anthropologist/ethnobotanist Wade Davis is a passionate advocate for preserving what he's dubbed the "ethnosphere." Using stunning photos and stories, Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures in this TEDTalk. A National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Davis travels the globe to document the cultural practices of people whose time-honored ways of life are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Alvaro Cunqueiro is regarded as the undisputed master of Galician literature and the only Spanish writer to achieve recognition beyond the linguistic boundaries of Galicia. He was an extremely versatile author, trying virtually every genre-from medieval cantigas to literatura fantastica. This program uses a variety of interviews with Cunqueiro, archival footage, and the reminiscences of fellow...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Satisfying one's hunger is a primal act which most Westerners never connect to global issues. But the diets and farming systems of wealthy countries can be directly linked to starvation in the underdeveloped world. This program sheds light on the international tragedy of hunger and malnutrition, emphasizing that the problem is one of distribution, not production. Filmed in Asia, South America,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program investigates how England's insatiable appetite for tea, cotton, and china fueled that country's industrial revolution. Driven by ingenious inventions such as the Newcomen steam engine, the spinning jenny, and the flying shuttle, mass production took England by storm. At the same time, the globe-trotting expeditions of Captain James Cook did more than chart exotic lands-they also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In the early 1880s, abetted by the Chinese Exclusion Act, a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment swept across America. This program examines the exclusion years through the stories of Chinese Americans and their families who were kept apart by both ancient custom and U.S. law. These immigrants were trapped between countries, at home neither in the U.S. nor in China. The law of the land, which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: They helped to instill the mythic qualities of the cowboy in American cinema. This powerhouse program focuses on the friendship of John Wayne and John Ford, beginning with their first meeting in 1928 and spanning their collaboration over 130 pictures, 14 of which were made without a contract-unheard of in 21st-century Hollywood. The program analyzes chiefly their work in Stagecoach and Red...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The World Bank was founded in 1944 mainly as a way to help Europe rebuild after the Second World War, and it has since become the premiere agency for aiding developing countries. But critics began to say that the World Bank's rigid economic formulas failed to take into account the societal differences of those it served, that its projects were ecologically harmful, and that despite aid,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: As they built an unsurpassed visual archive of world culture, Albert Kahn and his photographers turned their attention to widely divergent locations. This program follows the maritime odyssey of Lucien Le Saint, circa 1922, as he captured on film the daily lives of Newfoundland cod fishermen, as well as expeditions into northwestern Africa. Images from Morocco and Tunisia focus on occupying...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: One bullet sparked World War I and indirectly led to the rise of Nazism in the war's aftermath. Another bullet, fired 31 years later, ended Nazi rule and World War II in Europe. This riveting, highly realistic program cinematically dramatizes each stage of the grim events surrounding the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the suicide of Adolf Hitler-from the start of the Archduke's ill-fated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo to the delegates signing the Versailles Treaty, this program covers the events that set off the war and the war itself: the German invasion of Belgium; the Battle of the Marne, of Ypres, Verdun, the Somme, Gallipoli; the naval Battle of Jutland, the sinking of the Blucher, and the German U-boat campaign; airplanes, Zeppelins, and the newly-invented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Astronomers have detected hundreds of extrasolar planets in recent years, and the pace of discovery shows no sign of letting up. Are any of these far-off worlds comparable to Earth? This program visits observational sites around the globe in search of answers. Journeying to La Palma in the Canary Islands, the film examines sophisticated telescopes like the compact SuperWASP, a boon to exoplanet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In the state of Iowa, offenders aged 18 to 26 are kept separate from the hardened adult prison population. This program profiles Fort Dodge, a correctional center supposedly free of the worst criminal influences. But even in medium-security conditions, 1,100 cohabitating convicts veer toward everything from foolishness to gang violence. With the look of a high school, Fort Dodge juggles a mix...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Assembly line of Ford automobile engines
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1923
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Summary: Ford automobile plant: Assembly line & workers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1923
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Summary: The second episode focuses on the period from 1942 to 1944, from the massive buildup of America’s military and industrial capabilities to preparations for D-Day. Among the many images captured in color are the mobilization of women and African Americans on the industrial home front and in the military; the internment of Japanese Americans; American troops landing in North Africa; training of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Ford automobile assembly lines: dashboard/steering column assembly, radiator installation, chassis assembly, more
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1923
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Summary: Ford assembly line: Men and women working.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1923
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Summary: This program studies European exploration and conquest, beginning in the late Middle Ages and leading up to the emergence of the major colonial powers. Byzantium's fall in 1453 sets the narrative stage for Henry the Navigator's massive initiative to find new trade routes into Asia. Henry's nautical school at Sagres is described in detail, along with the voyages of Columbus, Gil Eannes, Vasco da...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program illustrates the events of World War I as it was waged in the conflict's primary theater of operations, Europe. Topics include the root causes of the war and the military alliances that ignited it; the introduction of modern weaponry such as machine guns, poison gas, fighter planes, and U-boats; America's decisive involvement, including the participation of women and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006