Documentaries that changed the world
Title:
Documentaries that changed the world
Author:
Pilger, John.
Publication Information:
[London] : Network, 2006.
Physical Description:
4 DVD (664 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + introductory booklet.
General Note:
Introductory booklet written by Guardian contributor Mark Curtis.
"7952522".
Contents:
Contents: Disc 1. Year Zero: the silent death of Cambodia -- Nicaragua: a nations right to survive -- Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the ice cold war -- Flying the flag: arming the world --Disc 2. Vietnam: the quiet mutiny -- Death of a nation: the Timor conspiracy -- Inside Burma: land of fear -- Welcome to Australia. Disc 3. Paying the price: killing the children of Iraq -- Palestine is still the issue -- Breaking the silence: truth and lies in the war on terror. Disc 4. Stealing a nation -- John Pilger at the Guardian Hay Festival 2006.
Abstract:
Summary: "A passionate and rare critic of foreign military and economic ventures by Western governments, Pilger has been described as unique on British television. His work makes uneasy viewing as he uncovers shocking truths about the political forces that manifest themselves worldwide; forces that many turn a blind eye to."--Container.
Reading Level:
Censorship classification: M 15+
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