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Christians, The (13 Part Series) (2007)

Subject

History; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 650 minutes), £12.00

Bamber Gascoigne charts the history and evolution of Christianity in this 13-part series covering over two thousand years of history. Filmed in 1977 in more than 30 countries, THE CHRISTIANS describes the...

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Feminism Inshallah: A History of Arab Feminism (2014)

Director

Feriel Ben Mahmoud

Subject

Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 mins), $350 (institutional rate)

The struggle for Muslim women’s emancipation is often portrayed stereotypically as a showdown between Western and Islamic values, but Arab feminism has existed for more than a century. The documentary...

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Tales from the Map Room (1993 Video)

Producer

Julian Stenhouse

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series on the history of maps, with actors recreating key moments from map-making history and cartographers explaining the importance of maps. 1: The history of London as seen through various of maps...

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Iraq War, The (2013)

Producer

Norma Percy

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

This three part series tells the story of the Iraq War, from planning to invasion and eventual occupation, using the testimony of top US, European and Iraqi leaders (political and military). Among the...

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Anger, The (2011)

aka: Rabbia, La

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini; Giovanni Guareschi

Subject

Film studies; Social sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 104 minutes), $29.98

THE ANGER (made in 1963) taps into topics from the 1950s and the early 1960s, such as racism, the Middle East, Cuba, Stalinism, the Atomic bomb, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. The directors of the film -...

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Some Women of Marrakech (1977 Film, Video)

Director

Melissa Llewelyn-Davies

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

In Marrakech traditional Islamic attitudes to women prevail more strongly than in other Morrocan cities. The film attempts to say something about women who have experienced the hardships of life in such a...

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Flu Time Bomb (2007)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

As a virulent new strain of influenza spreads across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East on the wings of migratory birds, scientists look to the past in order to prevent a future global pandemic. The...

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Ancient Worlds (2010)

Subject

Anthropology; Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £24.99

A six-part odyssey tracing the development of Western civilisation - from the first cities of Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire. Academic and archaeologist Richard Miles travels through the Middle...

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Powers of the President: Foreign Policy: Carter and Reagan (1994 Video)

Producer

Jeremy Cooper

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The bulk of the programme consists of interviews of US presidents by Hugh Sidey, contributing editor of ‘Time’ magazine. The Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution made four...

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Gulf War, The (1996 Video)

Producer

Eamonn Matthews

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

Series recounting the Gulf War of 1991, with first-hand accounts from key participants and unique footage including an SAS column active inside Iraq, Stealth bombers over Baghdad, night vision footage of...

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