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  1. Persian Wars, The: The Storm from the East (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Classical studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £38.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Traces the causes and course of the Persian Wars, from the Ionian revolt against Persian rule in the town of Miletus in 499BC to the Battle of Platea. Filmed on location, shows the major sites of the...

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  2. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Last Prophet (2002)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 122 min), £17.99

    A portrait of Nusrat who produced a contemporary interpretation of the qawwali, the Moslem chanting song emanating from the belief of the Sufis. It comes from Pakistan and combines traditional Persian poetic...

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  3. Mystery of the Persian Mummy (2003 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £125.00

    The story of a magnificent mummy of an ancient Persian princess discovered in Pakistan. Covered in gold jewellery, and believed to be 2,600 years old, she had been offered for sale on the black market for...

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  4. Greek and Persian Wars, The (199 Video)

    Subject
    Classical studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Reconstructions, maps and graphics, and specialists in the field interpret and explain the wars fought between the Greek states and Persia, looking in particular at the story of the Spartans who stood...

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  5. Arusi Persian Wedding (2008)

    Director
    Marjan Tehrani
    Subject
    Religious studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 63 minutes), $295.00 (institutional rate)

    For filmmaker Marjan Tehrani and her brother Alex, growing up Iranian-American has always meant being caught between two worlds. With unique perspective and intimate storytelling, Tehrani brings to life a...

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  6. Desert Storm: Thunder in the Gulf (2000 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Tells the story of the air war in the Persian Gulf conflict of 1991 as related by the commanders who planned it and the combat pilots who flew the missions. Includes interviews with Major General Buster...

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  7. 300 (2007)

    Director
    Zack Snyder
    Subject
    Classical studies; Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 116 minutes), £22.99; £25.99 (HD version)

    Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 uses a blend of live-action and CGI animation to recount the ancient battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death...

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  8. Metal of Dishonour (199 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1998 hire: £7.00 (+p&p +VAT) 1998 sale: £? (+p&p +VAT)

    Exposes the Pentagon’s use of radioactive weapons in the Persian Gulf and the long-term effects on thousands of people. Follows unsuspecting GIs into contaminated burnt-out tanks, and visitors into Iraqi...

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  9. Iran Hostage Crisis: 444 Days to Freedom - What Really Happened in Iran (2006)

    Director
    Les Harris
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 96 minutes), £19.99

    On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamic students swarmed into U.S. embassy in Tehran, took its staff hostage, and demanded that the American government return the Shah to Iran. 444 days later the...

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  10. In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998 Video)

    Director
    David Wallace
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), ££17.99

    Follows historian Michal Wood on a journey to search for traces of Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world over 2000 years ago. His travels range from Greece to India, and along much of...

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