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CUBA AT A CROSSROADSSpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Cuban Studies
This four-part series examines changes in Cuban society during the post-Soviet economic
crisis between 1994-98.
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BAKWET: REFUGEES IN THEIR OWN LANDSociology Political Science Asian Studies
Examines the plight of Filipino peasants who have been forced to flee their homes as a
result of the Aquino government's military offensive against rebels of the New People's
Army, with the evacuees facing an uncertain future in crowded, makeshift camps.
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KABABAIHAN: FILIPINA PORTRAITSWomen's Studies Sociology Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Profiles some of the key women involved in the grassroots organizing of the `People's
Power' revolution in the Philippines which brought down Ferdinand Marcos and swept
Corazon Aquino to power in 1989.
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ESCAPE FROM CHINAChildren & Young Adult World History Sociology Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Filmed on location in the People's Republic of China under clandestine conditions, this
documentary re-creates the remarkable experience of student leader Zhang Boli after his
flight from Beijing in the repressive aftermath of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy
demonstrations in June 1989.
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BITTER PARADISE: THE SELL-OUT OF EAST TIMORPolitical Science Photography Cultural Studies Asian Studies Directed by Women
When photographer Elaine Briere visited Portuguese East
Timor in 1974, she found a
highly developed, centuries-old culture with a refined
aesthetic and social sensibility. Her
photos would become the last record of a people about
to face virtual annihilation,
because, when Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975,
the world looked the other way.
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STRANGE SPIRIT: ONE COUNTRY'S OCCUPATIONSociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Blending archival footage and contemporary interviews, this documentary chronicles the
true story of the Chinese invasion and brutal occupation of Tibet, a country where hopes
for democracy and religious freedom are routinely punished by imprisonment and torture,
a continuing tragedy which the Chinese government bars international human rights
groups from investigating.
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LANDMINES OF THE HEARTSociology Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
This video examines Cambodia today, a country struggling to overcome the legacy of
more than two decades of civil war and the genocide which left two million dead in the
'killing fields' of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge.
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DHARAMSALA: TIBET IN EXILEWorld History Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Tibetans in exile discuss the discrimination and human rights abuses their people suffer
from the occupying Chinese government. These interviews, filmed in the U.S. and in a
Buddhist monastery in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's government in exile in Northern
India, are blended with historical footage of the Chinese invasion and occupation of Tibet,
surveillance footage of the brutal Chinese suppression of a major protest by Tibetan
monks in 1988, and contemporary footage and photos of life in Dharamsala, the second
home for Tibetan refugees.
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SENSE OF FREEDOM, ASociology Political Science African Studies
Examines Africa's smallest country, the Gambia, as one of only a few successful multi-
party democracies on the continent. Award-winning African journalist Hilton Fyle
surveys the social and economic reasons underlying this success, featuring interviews
with President Jawara and other government leaders, foreign and domestic investors and
businessmen, the EEC delegate to the Gambia, and the leader of the political opposition.
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NAMIBIA: REBIRTH OF A NATIONSociology Political Science African Studies
After twenty-three years of armed struggle against South African occupation forces,
Namibia gained its independence in 1990. This video documents the challenges facing
Namibians in rebuilding a nation dispossessed by a lifetime of colonial domination and
devastated by decades of occupation.
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ISITWALANDWE: THE STORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FREEDOM CHARTERAfrican Studies Political Science
Tells the story of the adoption of the South African Freedom Charter on June 26, 1955,
when over 3,000 delegates from every corner of South Africa gathered at Kliptown, near
Johannesburg, at the Congress of the People where the Charter, a blueprint for a future
non-racial and democratic South Africa, was unanimously adopted.
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MOZAMBIQUE: THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVALAfrican Studies Political Science Sociology
Examines the human tragedy unfolding in Mozambique, Africa's poorest nation, where
the civilian populace is not only threatened with full-scale famine but is also under siege
from RENAMO, a bloody terrorist army supported by South Africa.
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RECONCILIATION IN ZIMBABWEAfrican Studies Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict
In 1980, following a fifteen-year-long guerilla struggle against the white-ruled government
of Rhodesia and a negotiated cease fire, ZANU leader Robert Mugabe was elected Prime
Minister of the newly independent nation of Zimbabwe. This documentary offers a
historical overview of these events and examines the first ten years of independence, with
a special focus on relations between white (minority) and black (majority) citizens.
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NO EASY WALK: ZIMBABWEAfrican Studies Anthropology Europe Political Science Sociology World History
Part of the No Easy Walk series, this video begins in March 1896
when the Ndebele people of what was then known as Rhodesia
rose in armed rebellion against European settlers such as
Cecil Rhodes, who had taken over much of their land in the
search for gold and other minerals.
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NO EASY WALK: KENYAAfrican Studies Anthropology Europe Political Science Sociology World History
Part of the No Easy Walk series, this video traces the history of
Kenya's opposition to white rule, from the arrival of the
first settlers in the 19th century to the Mau-Mau rebellion
in 1952, in which the struggle for land rights was central.
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NO EASY WALK: ETHIOPIAAfrican Studies Anthropology Europe Political Science Sociology World History
Part of the No Easy Walk series, this video begins with the Ethiopian
victory over the Italians in 1896 at the Battle of Andowa,
which confirmed Ethiopian independence to the European powers
and paved the way for Emperor Menelik's modernization program.
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THE LIBERIA TRAGEDYAfrican Studies Media Studies Political Science Sociology
Examines the recent political history of Liberia, from the 1980 military coup led by
Samuel Doe to the 1989 rebellion which ousted him from power and led to the Liberian
civil war.
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...ALL OUR LIVESWorld History Women's Studies Political Science Labor Studies Europe Directed by Women
Examines the lives of several women who actively participated
in the social revolution during the Spanish Civil War, women
who are as dynamic in their 80s as they were in their youth. All
are members of the anarcho-syndicalist trade union, the CNT, the
main representative of the working class movement in Spain in
1936.
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ABORTION: STORIES FROM NORTH AND SOUTHAsian Studies Health Irish Studies Latino Studies Political Science Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Each year, an estimated 30 to 55 million women throughout the world obtain induced
abortions. More than half of these abortions are illegal and an estimated 84,000 of them
result in death. This cross-cultural survey shows how abortion transcends race, religion
and social class, and how differences in the practice and perception of abortion are mainly
in the degree of secrecy and danger accompanying it.
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IS THIS DREAMING?Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict American Studies
Chronicles the history of arms control and disarmament negotiations since WWII,
discusses ways in which international conflicts can be most effectively resolved, and
suggests how ordinary people can influence progress towards disarmament.
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