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Abc News: Presidents (1990)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 60 minutes)

An ABC News documentary about the office of the President of the UNited States from George Washington to George Bush. Includes colour and black and white footage from historical archives.

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National Cabinet in Garden at No.10 Downing Street

Date

14 Jan 2013, 13:54

Author

Gabriel

Post Type

Page

// Gaumont Sound News Issue 180, released 3/9/1931 The National Government was a coalition of the National Labour Party, Conservative Party, Liberal Party and Liberal National Party. This group...

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Decision to Drop the Bomb (1996 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 85 min., 1997 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

The events surrounding President Harry S Truman’s decision in August 1945 to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a decision for which he accepted full responsibility and which stirred enduring controversy.

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One Minute to Midnight: The Real Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1996 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Out of distribution

Examines the events of the 15 days in October 1962 when Cold War tensions brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Recalled by the surviving principals and participants from all sides, including an...

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Obama: His Story (2009)

Producer

Guy Smith

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 56 minutes), £195.00

BBC correspondent Clive Myrie traces the life story of America’s first black president. From Obama’s broken home childhood in Hawaii, through his political awakening in the rough neighbourhoods of...

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People’s Century (Parts 25-26) (1997 Video)

Producer

Archie Baron; Angus Macqueen

Subject

History

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 105 min.

A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of the ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 25 (producer Angus Macqueen):...

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Why we Fight (2008)

Director

Eugene Jarecki

Subject

Economics; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £5.99

Eugene Jarecki’s award winning documentary examining how business has shaped American foreign policy since the end of World War II, a dangerous collusion described by President Eisenhower as the...

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Putin, Russia and the West (2012)

Producer

Norma Percy; Brian Lapping

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £780.00

This series tells the inside story of how Vladimir Putin, a consummate political operator with a background in the KGB, become a valued ally of the West. After eight years as President of Russia and four...

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No Party Democracy? / A Peace Process with Teeth?: Ecomog (1998 Video)

Subject

Development studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Part of a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa. 1: Follows Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, the popular ‘Africanist’ leader of a system called ‘no-party democracy’ - very...

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Sisters-In-Law (2006)

aka: Sisters in Law

Director

Kim Longinotto; Florence Ayisi

Subject

Anthropology; Law

Distribution

Hire Sale, DVD (106 minutes), £6.00 (V)

Six year old Manka has run away from home, fleeing her abusive aunt. Sonita has daringly accused her neighbour of rape. Amina has decided to end her brutal marriage by taking her husband to court. Set in...

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