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  1. City, The (2009)

    Director
    Willard Van Dyke; Ralph Steiner
    Producer
    Ralph Steiner
    Subject
    Architecture; Geography; Music; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 132 minutes), £14.99

    Based on the Lewis Mumford book, ‘The Culture of Cities’, which analyses the historical phases and modern social consequences of metropolitan life. Made for the 1939 New York World’s Fair ("The World...

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  2. Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005)

    Director
    Michael Chanan; Ralph Steiner
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 92 minutes), £115.00 [University rate]

    Once an industrial powerhouse and the hub of the American automobile industry, Detroit is now in serious decline and one of the poorest, most segregated cities in the USA. With the participation of Detroit...

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  3. Plow That Broke the Plains, The (1936 Video)

    Director
    Pare Lorentz
    Subject
    Agriculture; History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The first US Federal Government documentary intended to be shown publicly. This is a graphic description of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains. Indicates steps already taken by the New Deal agencies to tackle...

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