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Remembering Wounded Knee (1992 Video)

aka: Re-Creation of Wounded Knee, The

Director

Paul Englar

Producer

Tariq Ali

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

How white Americans and a native American commemorated the 100th anniversary of the battle of Wounded Knee in which Sioux Indians were massacred by the US Army in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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Before Columbus (3 Parts) (1992 Video)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. 156 min., 1993 sale: £19.99 (+p&p each)

Looks at the history of the Americas as seen through the eyes of the native Americans. For them the legacy of Columbus has been the destruction of their civilisations, the loss of their lands, repression...

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Minerals Exploration: The Use of Remotely-Sensed Data (1982 Film)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows geologists undertaking a minerals survey in South Dakota. Examples of remotely-sensed images are shown including satellite pictures and photographs taken by a low-flying aircraft. There are sequences...

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Punk: The Early Years (1977 Video)

Subject

Music; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Shot in 1977-78, documents the origins of punk rock from its beginnings on London’s pub rock circuit to UK chart domination. Looks at the anti-fashion statements of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm MacLaren,...

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Wild West, The (2 Parts) (1995 Video)

Director

Ric Burns

Producer

Lisa Ades; Ric Burns

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 214, 215 min., 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) each volume

A series examining the history of the Native Americans as white Americans moved west in the mid-19th century. The programmes combine archival phogtographs, period paintings and early motion picture footage...

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Savagery and the American Indian (2 Parts) (1991 Video)

Producer

Ken Kirby

Subject

Anthropology; History

Distribution

Hire (Survival International) Sale (BBC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min., 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) set

Looks at the history of the persecution by European settlers of the American Indian nations. In two parts: 1) Wildnerness; Shows how Puritan prejudices helped to generate false views of Indians; 2)...

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West, The (4 Parts) (1996 Video)

Director

Ken Burns; Steve Ives

Producer

Ken Burns; Steve Ives

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, 4 videocassettes. VHS. b&w/col. 180, 180, 192, 210 min., 2000 sale: £16.99 (inclusive) each

Eight-part television series using photographs, newsreels, journals, music, diaries and artifacts to relate the history of the American West from 1500 to 1914. On four videocassettes: 1) The People...

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