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  1. Enlightenment, The: Reason and Progress (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Alison Tucker
    Subject
    Philosophy; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the Enlightenment with specific reference to how the belief in universal reason led to the origins of the studies we now call the social sciences. It looks at how the ‘Philosophes’ established a...

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  2. Planets, The. Part 1: Children of the Sun (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Begins with an historical look at our knowledge of the solar system, from the ancient stone circles to the Greek view that the sun and planets rotated around the earth. Galileo and his opposing view is...

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  3. Planets, The. Part 4: The Angry Red Planet (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Mars, the red planet, is historically believed to contain life because of its straight canals, seen through earlier astronomers’ telescopes. Looks at the exploration of the planet by the Mariner and Viking...

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  4. Battle for the Arab Viewer, The (2011)

    Director
    Nordin Lasfar
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 48 minutes), $375.00

    n early 2011, people around the world tuned into Al Jazeera to watch the Egyptian revolution in real time. Meanwhile, rival broadcaster Al Arabiya was also offering near continuous coverage, with cameras on...

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  5. Planets, The. Part 7: Are we Alone? (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Earth is the only planet in the solar system to sustain life. Explains how the analysis of meteorites and comet observations give insights into the origins of the solar system. Infra-red telescopes in space...

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  6. Embera: The End of the Road (1971 Video)

    Director
    Brian Moser
    Producer
    Brian Moser
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £30.00

    Shows the effects of interaction between the river-dwelling Embera Indians who live in the Choco region of Colombia and two groups of outsiders: the Libres, descendants of freed slaves with whom they trade,...

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  7. Planets, The. Part 2: Mercury and Venus (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It was not thought to rotate on its own axis so a solar day would equal a year. Shows how modern radar telescope techniques disproved this theory. The Mariner 10...

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  8. Paris Opera Ballet, The: Seven Ballets (2008)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £17.99

    A compilation of seven original dances set to music from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Grieg, choreographed by Norbert Schmucki and Marius Petipa and featuring the stars of The Paris Opera...

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  9. My Trade (Audiobook) (2004)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 180 minutes), £10.99

    Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Marr reads from his book, subtitled "A Short History of British Politics". He discusses how to decide what is a ‘story’ and what isn’t; what a newspaper editor...

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  10. Kama Wosi: Music in the Trobriand Islands (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    Led McLaren
    Producer
    Led McLaren
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Set in three inland villages on the largest of the Trobriand Islands. The poetry of songs and the art of singing are a major part of the Trobriand aesthetic traditions. Through the translation of song...

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