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Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c1989
Language
English
Description
The history of Japan past and present is the story of the kami, the supernatural, not quite godlike spirits who underlie the Japanese-ness of Japan-who created the Japanese islands at the beginning of time and remain today the ones responsible for health and luck, for success in childbirth and business, for the proper functioning of silicon chips and the uniqueness and unity of the Japanese. This program begins with the creation myth of Japan and...
Pub. Date
[2009], c2007
Language
Español
Description
The vibrant and eclectic cultural mix of Santiago de Cuba is obvious in the music of Cuba's second-largest city. This program spotlights performances of the following songs: "Pin Pon," by Ecos del Tivoli; "Monta al Pelo," by Aimee Campos, of Morena Son; "Pensando en Ti," by Eva Grinan; "Descripcion de un Sueno," by Gabino Jardines; "Recuerdos del Ayer," by Septeto Santiaguero; "Tirame la Pelota Maria", by La Estudiantina Invasora; "El Paralitico"...
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the size of the United States doubles with the Louisiana Purchase. The Appalachians are no longer the barrier to American migration west; the Mississippi River becomes the country's central artery; and Jefferson's vision of an Empire of Liberty begins to take shape. American historian Stephen Ambrose joins Professors Maier and Miller in examining the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, for the North, the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2002
Language
English
Description
This program savors the peaceful splendor of autumn in Kyoto. First, visits to Kozan-ji Temple, an example of early Kamakura architecture and repository of a painting by Toba Sojo; Sanzen-in Temple, immortalized by 18th-century poet Ueda Akinari; and many other temples offer views of the region's beautiful red-colored maples. Then, the video covers the autumn festival in Arashiyama, the Jidai Matsuri procession, the fire festival of Kurama, and the...
25) Festivals
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Festivals of life nourish us with ancient rituals in a fast-changing world, covering all facets of the human condition, the changing seasons, weddings, coming of age ceremonies, births and deaths, the worship of gods and the battle against evil spirits. This film showcases Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations that unite the living and the dead in feasting, dancing and decoration. In Oaxaca City, local artists create sand tapestries and enter an altar...
26) In Mexico
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explores Mexico's history, physical features as well as its most popular customs, activities, and food.
27) Middlemarch
Series
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Middlemarch is a television mini-series adaptation of George Eliot's novel. In this episode, Dr. Tertius Lydgate is put in charge of the fever hospital in Middlemarch and Dorothea Brooke agrees to marry ageing scholar Edward Casaubon. Starring Juliet Aubrey, Rufus Sewell, Douglas Hodge, and Patrick Malahide.
Author
Language
English
Description
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's powerful meditation on faith, meaning and morality, The Brothers Karamazov is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff in Penguin Classics. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown...
29) In Canada
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explores Canada's history, physical features as well as its most popular customs, activities, and food.
30) In Switzerland
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explores Switzerland's history, physical features as well as its most popular customs, activities, and food.
31) In Vietnam
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explores Vietnam's history, physical features as well as its most popular customs, activities, and food.
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Straddling two worlds of Christian belief, Slovak churches are places where Byzantine and Roman Catholic religious traditions meet and merge. This video analyzes eastern- and western-style Slovak church design in two ways: first, it points out their underlying similarities by tracing their architectural roots back to their common ancestor, the basilica of ancient Rome; then, to explain their very visible differences, it follows the history of Christianity...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Part four of the series China: Through Mao's Eyes details the watershed Nixon-Mao diplomacy, Mao's death and its aftermath, and the legacy of his rule and philosophy. Scenes showing an aged and infirm Mao meeting with foreign emissaries and CPC assemblies reveal his determination to shape policy and preserve his imposing image as long as possible. Today's citizens who look back nostalgically on Mao's reign are contrasted with a young, materialistic,...
35) In Scotland
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Introduces Scotland, its history, physical features, and its most popular customs, activities, and foods.
36) Real Chinese
Series
Language
English
Description
China is vast, and so are its cities. What's more, Chinese roads, highways, and urban patterns are quickly evolving-so, now more than ever, the Western visitor must be able to ask for directions clearly and politely. Listening closely and effectively to the answers is just as important. This program presents vocabulary and phrasing that will help beginning Chinese speakers find out how to get where they're going in Beijing and elsewhere. Cultural...
37) In Germany
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explores Germany's history, physical features as well as its most popular customs, activities, and food.
39) Pakistan
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Pakistan"--Provided by publisher.
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