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731: Two Versions of Hell
produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. Th...
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. The second half, using almost the exact same footage, describes Unit 731 from the Japanese revisionist perspective which is largely supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Although its cruel experiments on living people produced thousands of casualties, this activity is still denied by a number of Japanese historians and politicians. Generational change has contributed to the escalating history problem between Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Not only were the majority of Asians born and educated after the war; as a result of the education they received in their own countries, their memories and ideas of the war have become more divergent. Usage of the same shots in both parts of the film ironically demonstrates the potential to misuse film images for political purposes. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James T. Hong
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World H...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Danish Solution
directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of s...
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directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
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Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legenda...
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legendary proportions, the filmmakers have carefully researched the subject, separating the truths from the myths, such as that of the Danish King wearing the Yellow Star. In addition to the survivors' stories, the filmmakers have interviewed rescuers and scholars. From members of the resistance to ordinary people who helped when they saw a need, viewers will be introduced to courageous people who took action to save their threatened compatriots. The film points out the reasons why the Danish Jews were not treated as harshly by the Nazis as Jews elsewhere. This story is a fascinating chapter of Holocaust history. High School College Adult
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World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc., Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Author / Creator
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Antisemitism, Cultural identity, Invasions, Jewish people, Military occupation, Refugees, History curriculums, German Invasion of Denmark, April 9, 1940, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Getty Images - 1991-2000: Algerian Civil War
(Seattle, WA: Getty Images), 15 page(s)
Warning, this item contains graphic content.
Collection of photographs documenting the Algerian Civil War during the years 1991-2000. The color photographs include images of demonstrators, damage to buildings and surroundings from explosions and fires, military personnel and mourners.
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(Seattle, WA: Getty Images), 15 page(s)
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Collection of photographs documenting the Algerian Civil War during the years 1991-2000. The color photographs include images of demonstrators, damage to buildings and surroundings from explosions and fires, military personnel and mourners.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photo-essay
Publisher
Getty Images
Topic / Theme
Algerian Civil War (1991-2000), Civil war, Soldiers, War victims, Algerian Civil War, 1991-2002, History, Documentation of Crimes, Algerians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memo from Greek Ambassador to Dept. of State re: Albania's Request for Economic Assistance from Yugoslavia, March 2, 1945
written by Greece. Embassy (Washington, DC), 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 (1945), Box 32, Albania , 4 page(s)
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written by Greece. Embassy (Washington, DC), 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 (1945), Box 32, Albania , 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1945
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Recipient Organization
United States. Department of State
Author / Creator
Greece. Embassy (Washington, DC)
Topic / Theme
Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Balkans Borders, Government aid, Invasions, Political boundaries, Political alliances, World War II, 1939-1945, History, Politics & Policy, Greeks, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Policy Background Paper - The Egyptian Barrage Along the Suez Canal, March 10, 1969
written by Israel. Embassy (Washington, DC), in General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 (RG59). Records Relating to Israel and Arab - Israel Affairs, 1951 - 1976 (A1 5632), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (10 March 1969), Box 22, SUBJECT FILES: POLITICAL & DEFENSE: POL - Political Affairs & Relations: POL 32-1 - Territory & Boundary Disputes - Israel/UAR, 1969 , 4 page(s)
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written by Israel. Embassy (Washington, DC), in General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 (RG59). Records Relating to Israel and Arab - Israel Affairs, 1951 - 1976 (A1 5632), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (10 March 1969), Box 22, SUBJECT FILES: POLITICAL & DEFENSE: POL - Political Affairs & Relations: POL 32-1 - Territory & Boundary Disputes - Israel/UAR, 1969 , 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
10 March 1969, 1969
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Israel. Embassy (Washington, DC)
Person Discussed
Gamal Abdel Nasser, 1918-1970
Topic / Theme
Egypt and its Borders, International relations, War, Suez Crisis, 1956, Politics & Policy, Arabs, Israelis, Egyptians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Sarajevo, Pacified
directed by Andreas Monies Boggild; produced by Andreas Monies Boggild (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2007), 39 mins
This documentary is the story about two ordinary people who grew up under rather extraordinary conditions. Emira and Adis both survived the siege of Sarajevo during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Now, more than 10 years later, Emira, aged 28, and Adis, 26, tell us about life as a teenager in a war zone an...
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directed by Andreas Monies Boggild; produced by Andreas Monies Boggild (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2007), 39 mins
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This documentary is the story about two ordinary people who grew up under rather extraordinary conditions. Emira and Adis both survived the siege of Sarajevo during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Now, more than 10 years later, Emira, aged 28, and Adis, 26, tell us about life as a teenager in a war zone and how it has affected them. The interviews in the film vary with shots - at times very brutal - from the harsh reality of the war, both...
This documentary is the story about two ordinary people who grew up under rather extraordinary conditions. Emira and Adis both survived the siege of Sarajevo during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Now, more than 10 years later, Emira, aged 28, and Adis, 26, tell us about life as a teenager in a war zone and how it has affected them. The interviews in the film vary with shots - at times very brutal - from the harsh reality of the war, both from the official archives as well as private recordings from people who lived in the war zone.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andreas Monies Boggild
Author / Creator
Andreas Monies Boggild
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Adolescence, Civil war, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, Ethnic Studies, Humanities, Yugoslavs, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Violence Over the Land
written by Ned Blackhawk, 1970- (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008, originally published 2006), 384 page(s)
American Indians remain familiar as icons, yet poorly understood as historical agents. In this ambitious book that ranges across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California (a region known as the Great Basin), Ned Blackhawk places Native peoples squarely at the center of a dynamic and complex story...
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written by Ned Blackhawk, 1970- (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008, originally published 2006), 384 page(s)
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American Indians remain familiar as icons, yet poorly understood as historical agents. In this ambitious book that ranges across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California (a region known as the Great Basin), Ned Blackhawk places Native peoples squarely at the center of a dynamic and complex story as he chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history that profoundly shaped the American West.On the distant margins of empire...
American Indians remain familiar as icons, yet poorly understood as historical agents. In this ambitious book that ranges across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California (a region known as the Great Basin), Ned Blackhawk places Native peoples squarely at the center of a dynamic and complex story as he chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history that profoundly shaped the American West.On the distant margins of empire, Great Basin Indians increasingly found themselves engulfed in the chaotic storms of European expansion and responded in ways that refashioned themselves and those around them. Focusing on Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone Indians, Blackhawk illuminates this history through a lens of violence, excavating the myriad impacts of colonial expansion. Brutal networks of trade and slavery forged the Spanish borderlands, and the use of violence became for many Indians a necessary survival strategy, particularly after Mexican Independence when many became raiders and slave traffickers. Throughout such violent processes, these Native communities struggled to adapt to their changing environments, sometimes scoring remarkable political ends while suffering immense reprisals. Violence over the Land is a passionate reminder of the high costs that the making of American history occasioned for many indigenous peoples, written from the vantage point of an Indian scholar whose own family history is intimately bound up in its enduring legacies.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Ned Blackhawk, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2006, 2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
Indigenous Peoples and the Americas, War, Ethnic conflict, Colonial populations, American Frontier and Westward Expansion, pre-1890s, Geography, History, Spanish, American Indians, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 20065 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Harvard University Press.
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War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands: Voices from the Blue Nile
written by Wendy James, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 368 page(s)
This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, o...
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written by Wendy James, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 368 page(s)
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This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as internationa...
This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as international refugees in Ethiopia, and even further afield in countries such as the USA. Sudan's peace agreement of 2005 leaves much uncertainty for the future of the whole country, as conflict still rages in Darfur. The Uduk case shows how people who once lived together now try to maintain links across borders and even continents through modern communications, and where possible recreate their 'traditional' forms of story-telling, music, and song.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Wendy James, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007, 09 December 2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Sudan and its Borders, Civil war, Refugees, Politics & Policy, Anthropology, Uduk, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 Wendy James
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