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Edison: The Father of Invention (2015)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £14.99

Born on the threshold of Americas burgeoning industrial empire, Edisons curiosity led him to its cutting edge. With just three months of formal schooling, he took on one seemingly impossible technical...

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New Patriots, The (2004)

Subject

Military Science; Politics & government

Distribution

Hire, VHS (NTSC, 27 minutes), £7.00 + £20.00 deposit

U.S. Military veterans speak out about terrorism, patriotism and their opposition to the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) - now the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC) - where...

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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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Seaport, The (1982)

Director

Peter Mills

Producer

Stephanie Tennant

Subject

Economics

Distribution

Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 25 min.

Follows the history of seaports from Roman times to the present. Great ports such as Southampton arose in the Middle Ages. As Atlantic trade developed after the discovery of the Americas, the western ports...

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Racism: A History (2007)

aka: Race Through Time

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 50 minutes), £585(series) £195 (each part)

A 3-part documentary series chronicling the shifts in the idea of ‘race’ and the history of racism in Europe, The Americas, Australasia and Asia. The films show how ideas of racial difference have...

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Venice & Antwerp 1: The Cities Compared (1990 Video)

Producer

Nick Levinson

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p) pair

Between 1496 and 1538 a major change of attitude towards public building and spaces took place in Venice and development took place around the Piazza San Marco and the Rialto. This contrasts with Antwerp...

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New World and New Ideas (1492 - 1750)

Subject

History; Literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 23 minutes), £39.00

Reveals how the discovery of the Americas changed the direction of the world forever. Details the partnership formed between monarchs and merchants in the quest for colonies, raw materials, silver, and gold....

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First Americans, The (1991 Video)

Producer

Simon Campbell-Jones

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Until recently, it was accepted that although the rest of the world was populated as early as 40,000 years ago, the first evidence of human activity in the Americas only dated from the end of the Ice Age...

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Environmental Ethics (2013)

Director

Joe Jenkins

Subject

Environmental science; Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 91 minutes), £85.00

This DVD includes five films exploring environmental questions from an ethical and religious viewpoint. GAIA (18 minutes) compares the life of the planet to the life of a 45 year old woman, and takes the...

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Choice DVD (Barry Goldwater 1964 Political Campaign Film) (1964)

Producer

Clifton White; Russ Walton

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 28 minutes), $24.95

This documentary film for Republican Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater was considered so racially divisive by the candidate himself, that he ordered it withdrawn almost immediately after its release and...

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