World History
SAN FRANCISCO GOOD TIMESAmerican Studies Sociology World History
A colorful portrait of the culture and lifestyles of the `Flower Power' era, 1968-72,
including rock music, brown rice, organic gardens, astrology, communes and collectives,
and assorted chemical contraband.
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ARE WE WINNING, MOMMY?: america and the cold warAmerican Studies Media Studies Sociology World History Directed by Women
An incisive examination of the historical roots of the Cold War and its effects on
American life.
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DAY THE COLD WAR CAME HOME, THEAmerican History American Studies Cinema Studies Sociology World History
In October 1947, screenwriter Gordon Kahn was one of those subpoenaed to appear
before the House on Un-American Activities Committee which was investigating
`communist subversion' of the film industry.
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THE RETURN OF JOE HILLAmerican History American Studies Labor Studies Music Sociology World History Immigration
Tells the story of Joe Hill (1879-1915), a Swedish immigrant to America who became a
songwriter, cartoonist and labor organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
and whose 1915 execution by the state of Utah for a crime he probably did not commit
transformed him into a martyr for the labor movement and an international folk hero.
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THIS BLOODY, BLUNDERING BUSINESSAmerican History American Studies Asian Studies Political Science World History
Examines the history of American intervention in the Philippines following the Spanish
American War. A silent movie format with lively ragtime piano music is combined with a
dramatically understated narration and excerpts from `newsreels' of the period to reveal
the nature of American attitudes toward Third World peoples and cultures.
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REVIEW OF THE SEVENTIES
A fast-paced overview of the events, issues and personalities of the decade, including
student killings at Kent State; the growing economic power of oil-rich Middle Eastern
nations; the Watergate scandal; and a President and Vice President forced to resign.
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REVIEW OF THE SIXTIES
A fast-paced overview of the events, issues and personalities of the decade, including the
assassinations of two Kennedys and Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Beatles; space
exploration; a confrontation in Cuba; and U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES: 1979World History American Studies American History
The topics include: Sandinistas oust Somoza in Nicaragua; Thatcher elected Prime Minister; Three Mile Island; the Shah flees and Khomeini returns to Iran; palimony; Idi Amin overthrown; Skylab falls; Chinese invasion of Vietnam.
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THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES: 1978World History American Studies American History
The topics include: Proposition 13; Nazis march in Skokie; Aldo Moro kidnapping; Vietnamese boat people; Jonestown suicides; Rev. Sun Myung Moon; hot tubs; Panama Canal; Bakke case; disco music; Camp David.
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THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES: 1977World History American Studies American History
The topics include: Sadat and Begin peace talks; Carter inauguration; solar energy; Gary Gilmore execution; punk rock; Son of Sam murders; Elvis dies; NYC blackout; Sylvester Stallone in Rocky; Bert Lance resigns.
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THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES: 1976World History American Studies American History
The topics include: American Bicentennial; Jimmy Carter elected; Viking spacecraft lands on Mars; mud wrestling; Israeli raid on Entebbe; post-Mao party purge in China; Idi Amin; Legionnaire’s disease; Howard Hughes dies.
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THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES: 1975World History American Studies American History
The topics include: Saigon falls; Margaret Thatcher elected; Ford assassination attempts; Saturday Night Live; Patty Hearst arrested; UN equates Zionism with racism; Jimmy Hoffa disappears; primal scream therapy; Franco dies.
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