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  1. Noam Chomsky: Extraordinary Minds (2011)

    Subject
    Linguistics; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 49 minutes), £85.00

    Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) within the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Chomsky is considered among the most important intellectual...

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  2. Four Horsemen (2012)

    Subject
    Economics; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 97 minutes), £14.99

    A film which takes a look at the world economy in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, with contributions from philosopher, linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, heterodox economist Ha-Joon...

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  3. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1993)

    Director
    Mark Achbar; Peter Wintonick
    Producer
    Mark Achbar; Peter Wintonick
    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 167 + 215 minutes), £19.56

    In an energetic fusion of images and ideas, Manufacturing Consent explores the political life and ideas of the controversial author, linguistic scholar, radical philosopher and activist, Noam Chomsky. Using...

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  4. Chomskian Abstract

    Director
    Cornelia Parker
    Subject
    Art; Environmental science; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 42 minutes), £9.99

    Environmental disaster is something that particularly concerns Cornelia Parker. Parker’s work explores the idea that humankind is subject to unstoppable natural forces, with the idea that the world is now...

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  5. Thinking and Language

    Subject
    Linguistics; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £44.00

    Use of language to communicate complex ideas is the most obvious way to demonstrate cognition and understanding. This film clearly illustrates the importance of language and the ideas it enables us to...

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  6. American Feud (2009)

    Director
    Richard Hall
    Producer
    Simone Fary
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 90 minutes), $45.00

    A 90-minute documentary tracing the history of Liberalism and Conservatism in the United States. Designed to appeal to a general audience as well as students and political activists, AMERICAN FEUD explores...

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  7. New Cold War, The (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Noam Chomsky and Fred Halliday discuss the arms race, increasing rivalry between the superpowers, and military intervention in Grenada and Afghanistan which have led many to speak of a new Cold War.

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  8. Divide, The (2015)

    Director
    Katherine Round
    Subject
    Economics; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 74 minutes), £8.99

    The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in the modern day US and UK, where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, the film...

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  9. In Whose Interests? (2004)

    Subject
    Economics; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 27 minutes), £7.00 + £20.00 deposit

    America claims to support freedom and democracy abroad but does history really support this idea? An internal government memorandum of 1948 said "We have about 50% of the world’s wealth but only 6% of its...

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  10. Beyond the Frame: Alternative Perspectives on the War on Terrorism (2003)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 120 minutes), $95.00

    Since the 11 September attacks, and throughout the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the mainstream media in the US have presented a restricted range of views, largely confined to the opinions of political elites...

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