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  1. Japan and China: The Unforgotten War (2006)

    Subject
    Economics; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    DVD

    Just a few sentences in a Japanese history textbook in 2005 sparked the biggest protests China had seen since 1989. The subject of those sentences— the Nanjing Massacre —occurred during World War II, but...

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  2. Women’s Kingdom, The (2006)

    Director
    Xiaoli Zhou
    Subject
    Geography; Social Studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    DVD

    A report from "The Women’s Kingdom" in southwest China, not far from the Tibetan Buddhist city the Chinese have renamed Shangri-La. Here the Mosuo women enjoy a degree of freedom unimagineable elsewhere...

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  3. Ancient China: Ancient China: Masters of the Wind and Waves (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Aviation; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC), $24.95

    Twenty-five hundred years before modern air travel the ancient Chinese had learned the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics. The notion of "hard air" (air pressure) was understood by Taoist monks...

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  4. Lost Civilizations (10 Parts) (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 500 minutes), £29.99

    Filmed over a 3 year period in 26 countries, this 10 volume set depicts the events, legends, ceremonies and customs of the lost ancient civilizations of Egypt, the Mayas, Mesopotamia, the Aegean, Greece,...

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  5. Decent Factory, A (2005)

    Subject
    Business studies; Development studies; Economics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 33 minutes), £125.00

    As the fastest growing economy ever, China is the workshop of globalisation. This fly-on-the wall documentary uncovers the hard realities of working conditions in a Chinese factory and asks whether Chinese...

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  6. China - Living and Learning (2004)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Mental Health and Counselling
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 42 minutes), £110.00

    Two short programmes illustrating international aspects of psychiatry - PSYCHIATRY IN CHINA and THE REAL CHINA.

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  7. Confucius (2004)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £13.74

    Confucius was not exactly an author in the way that other writers in the series are. His ideas however, expressed in his Analects (reported sayings), have been the backbone of the Chinese psyche ever since...

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  8. Exporting Harm (2002)

    aka: Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    DVD (PAL), $85

    A hard-hitting documentary on the dumping of toxic computer waste in China, aiming to open people’s eyes to the true horror of the high-tech revolution. A tale of how good intentions - to recycle old...

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  9. Sick to Death (2000)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    VHS (PAL, 24 minutes), £30.00

    Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been a favourite target of the Western environmental movement which accuses TCM practitioners of endangering rare animal and plant species. As...

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  10. Changing China (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 100 min., 1999 sale: £19.99 (inc VAT +p&p)

    A series of five programmes examining the stagggering pace and scale of change in the People’s Republic of China - both in the cities and in remote villages. Asks who gains and who may be getting left...

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