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Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters- the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to...
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
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Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters- the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to the Spanish-American War in 1898. The documentary goes on to paint a canvas of everyday Cuban life. It contrasts the successes of Cuba...
Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters- the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to the Spanish-American War in 1898. The documentary goes on to paint a canvas of everyday Cuban life. It contrasts the successes of Cuba - medical care, education and housing - with the often repressive political measures implemented by the Castro government. We hear from Cuban artists, State Department officials, exiled writers, and Fidel Castro himself. We visit the Psychiatric Hospital, the Women's Prison, and a library to see what books are available. This film does full justice to its complex subject. It is neither a rationale for Communist Cuba nor a political tool for Cuban exiles. It will interest audiences of all political persuasions. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013, Carol Polakoff, Raul Julia, 1940-1994
Author / Creator
Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010
Date Published / Released
1986, 1987
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Fidel Castro, 1926-2016, Raul Julia, 1940-1994
Person Discussed
John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Fidel Castro, 1926-2016, Fulgencio Batista, 1901-1973, Che Guevara, 1928-1967, José Martí, 1853-1895
Topic / Theme
Cuba and the United States Border, Economic conditions, Government policy, Heads of state, International relations, Revolutions, Socialism, Guerrilla warfare, Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Cuban War of Independence, 1895-1898, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, World Hist...
Cuba and the United States Border, Economic conditions, Government policy, Heads of state, International relations, Revolutions, Socialism, Guerrilla warfare, Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Cuban War of Independence, 1895-1898, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, World History, Cubans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1987. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Face the Nation, Sunday, April 21, 1985
directed by Robert Vitarelli, fl. 1962; presented by Lesley Stahl, 1941-; produced by Mary Fifield, fl. 1995, CBS News; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in Face the Nation (District of Columbia: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1985), 29 mins
Topic: 10 Years Later: Vietnam Revisited
Guests: Dr. Henry Kissinger (Former Secretary Of State), John F. Kerry (Senator, D-Ma), John Mccain (Representative, R-Az), Bob Simon (CBS News)
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directed by Robert Vitarelli, fl. 1962; presented by Lesley Stahl, 1941-; produced by Mary Fifield, fl. 1995, CBS News; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in Face the Nation (District of Columbia: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1985), 29 mins
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Topic: 10 Years Later: Vietnam Revisited
Guests: Dr. Henry Kissinger (Former Secretary Of State), John F. Kerry (Senator, D-Ma), John Mccain (Representative, R-Az), Bob Simon (CBS News)
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Interview, Panel discussion
Contributor
Mary Fifield, fl. 1995, CBS News
Author / Creator
Robert Vitarelli, fl. 1962, Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
Face the Nation
Speaker / Narrator
Henry Kissinger, 1923-, John McCain, 1936-2018, John Kerry, 1943-
Person Discussed
Henry Kissinger, 1923-, John McCain, 1936-2018, John Kerry, 1943-, Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Topic / Theme
War memorials, Public opinion, Government policy, Security forces, Negotiation in government, War victims, War, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Political and Social Movements, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Vietnamese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1975 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Letter from Carl T. Rowan to Samuel C. Brightman re: Letter from Louis Rodin, with Attached Draft Reply from John Bailey, May 25, 1962
written by Carl T. Rowan, 1925-2000, in General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 (RG59). Records Relating to Israel and Lebanon, 1954 - 1965 (A1 3130), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1962), Box 9, POL 32-1/3 Israel-Syria border dispute , 6 page(s)
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written by Carl T. Rowan, 1925-2000, in General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 (RG59). Records Relating to Israel and Lebanon, 1954 - 1965 (A1 3130), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1962), Box 9, POL 32-1/3 Israel-Syria border dispute , 6 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1962
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Carl T. Rowan, 1925-2000
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Battles, International relations, International justice, Government policy, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Making Sense of Mass Atrocity
written by Mark Osiel, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 277 page(s)
Responsibility for mass atrocity is always shared, yet criminal law prefers to blame particular individuals for isolated acts. Is such law, therefore, constitutionally unable to make any sense of the most catastrophic conflagrations of our time? Drawing on the experience of several prosecutions, this book, trencha...
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written by Mark Osiel, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 277 page(s)
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Responsibility for mass atrocity is always shared, yet criminal law prefers to blame particular individuals for isolated acts. Is such law, therefore, constitutionally unable to make any sense of the most catastrophic conflagrations of our time? Drawing on the experience of several prosecutions, this book, trenchantly diagnoses the law's limits.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Mark Osiel, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, War crimes tribunals, Atrocities, International laws, International justice, History, Law, Origins, Transitional Justice, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Mark J. Osiel 2009
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Me Against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda
written by Scott Peterson, 1966- (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2000, originally published 2000), 400 page(s)
As a foreign correspondent, Scott Peterson witnessed firsthand Somalia's descent into war and its battle against US troops, the spiritual degeneration of Sudan's Holy War, and one of the most horrific events of the last half century: the genocide in Rwanda. In Me Against My Brother, he brings these events togethe...
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written by Scott Peterson, 1966- (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2000, originally published 2000), 400 page(s)
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As a foreign correspondent, Scott Peterson witnessed firsthand Somalia's descent into war and its battle against US troops, the spiritual degeneration of Sudan's Holy War, and one of the most horrific events of the last half century: the genocide in Rwanda. In Me Against My Brother, he brings these events together for the first time to record a collapse that has had an impact far beyond African borders.In Somalia, Peterson tells of harrowing exp...
As a foreign correspondent, Scott Peterson witnessed firsthand Somalia's descent into war and its battle against US troops, the spiritual degeneration of Sudan's Holy War, and one of the most horrific events of the last half century: the genocide in Rwanda. In Me Against My Brother, he brings these events together for the first time to record a collapse that has had an impact far beyond African borders.In Somalia, Peterson tells of harrowing experiences of clan conflict, guns and starvation. He met with warlords, observed death intimately and nearly lost his own life to a Somali mob. From ground level, he documents how the US-UN relief mission devolved into all out war - one that for America has proven to be the most formative post-Cold War debacle. In Sudan, he journeys where few correspondents have ever been, on both sides of that religious front line, to find that outside "relief" has only prolonged war. In Rwanda, his first-person experience of the genocide and well-documented analysis provide rare insight into this human tragedy.Filled with the dust, sweat and powerful detail of real-life, Me Against My Brother graphically illustrates how preventive action and a better understanding of Africa - especially by the US - could have averted much suffering.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Scott Peterson, 1966-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), International relations, Government policy, Journalists, Genocide, War, Sudanese Civil War, 1983-, Somalia Intervention, 1992-1993, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, International Response, Documentation of Crimes, Ori...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), International relations, Government policy, Journalists, Genocide, War, Sudanese Civil War, 1983-, Somalia Intervention, 1992-1993, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, International Response, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, Rwandans, Sudanese, Somali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2000 by Routledge
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Summary Statement re: Incidents on Northern Greek Frontiers, December 9, 1946
written by Harry N. Howard, 1902-1987, in General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 (RG59). Balkan Files, 1947 - 1950 (A1 1428), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1946), Box 32, Border , 3 page(s)
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written by Harry N. Howard, 1902-1987, in General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 (RG59). Balkan Files, 1947 - 1950 (A1 1428), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1946), Box 32, Border , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1946
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Harry N. Howard, 1902-1987
Topic / Theme
Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Balkans Borders, Government policy, Political boundaries, Violence, Attacks (Battles), Greek Civil War, 1944-1949, History, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Why Not Kill Them All?: The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder
written by Daniel Chirot, 1942- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010, originally published 2010), 288 page(s)
Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our minds that even today can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions of unarmed human beings caught in the crossfire of political, cultural, or eth...
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written by Daniel Chirot, 1942- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010, originally published 2010), 288 page(s)
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Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our minds that even today can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions of unarmed human beings caught in the crossfire of political, cultural, or ethnic hostilities? This question lies at the heart of Why Not Kill Them All? Cowritten by historical sociologist Daniel Chirot and psycho...
Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our minds that even today can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions of unarmed human beings caught in the crossfire of political, cultural, or ethnic hostilities? This question lies at the heart of Why Not Kill Them All? Cowritten by historical sociologist Daniel Chirot and psychologist Clark McCauley, the book goes beyond exploring the motives that have provided the psychological underpinnings for genocidal killings. It offers a historical and comparative context that adds up to a causal taxonomy of genocidal events. Rather than suggesting that such horrors are the product of abnormal or criminal minds, the authors emphasize the normality of these horrors: killing by category has occurred on every continent and in every century. But genocide is much less common than the imbalance of power that makes it possible. Throughout history human societies have developed techniques aimed at limiting intergroup violence. Incorporating ethnographic, historical, and current political evidence, this book examines the mechanisms of constraint that human societies have employed to temper partisan passions and reduce carnage. Might an understanding of these mechanisms lead the world of the twenty-first century away from mass murder? Why Not Kill Them All? makes clear that there are no simple solutions, but that progress is most likely to be made through a combination of international pressures, new institutions and laws, and education. If genocide is to become a grisly relic of the past, we must fully comprehend the complex history of violent conflict and the struggle between hatred and tolerance that is waged in the human heart. In a new preface, the authors discuss recent mass violence and reaffirm the importance of education and understanding in the prevention of future genocides.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Daniel Chirot, 1942-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Violence, War, Ethnic cleansing, Murder, Genocide victims, Genocide, Politics & Policy, History, Law, Post Conflict Support, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2010 by Princeton University Press
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Wilson's Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing and Catastrophe in the 21st Century
written by James G. Blight, fl. 1980 and Robert McNamara, 1916-2009 (New York, NY: Public Affairs Press, 2003, originally published 2001), 338 page(s)
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written by James G. Blight, fl. 1980 and Robert McNamara, 1916-2009 (New York, NY: Public Affairs Press, 2003, originally published 2001), 338 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
James G. Blight, fl. 1980, Robert McNamara, 1916-2009
Date Published / Released
2001, 2003
Publisher
Public Affairs Press
Person Discussed
Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, War, Globalization, Government, Balance of power, International relations, Government policy, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, History, Law, Transitional Justice, Origins, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2001 by Perseus Book Group
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