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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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China and Vietnam Image Collection
(London, England: Bridgeman Art Library), 16 page(s)
Collection of maps, images and photographs documenting relations between China and Vietnam. Images include colorful paintings of battles during the Qing invasion of Vietnam in the mountains and at sea. Photographs include the Great Wall of China, soldiers, and an open-air marketplace at the base of the mountains s...
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(London, England: Bridgeman Art Library), 16 page(s)
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Collection of maps, images and photographs documenting relations between China and Vietnam. Images include colorful paintings of battles during the Qing invasion of Vietnam in the mountains and at sea. Photographs include the Great Wall of China, soldiers, and an open-air marketplace at the base of the mountains selling cigarettes and perfume.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Photo-essay
Publisher
Bridgeman Art Library
Topic / Theme
China and its Borders, Political boundaries, History, Politics & Policy, Geography, Vietnamese, Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany / © DHM / Bridgeman Images
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7. Managing perceptions: Strategic communication and the story of success in Libya
written by Rikke Bjerg Jensen, fl. 2009; in The NATO Intervention in Libya: Lessons learned from the campaign, Contemporary Security Studies (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2014, originally published 2014), 171-194
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written by Rikke Bjerg Jensen, fl. 2009; in The NATO Intervention in Libya: Lessons learned from the campaign, Contemporary Security Studies (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2014, originally published 2014), 171-194
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Rikke Bjerg Jensen, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Series
Contemporary Security Studies
Person Discussed
Muammar Qaddafi, 1942-2011
Topic / Theme
NATO, Civil war, Propaganda, Military strategy, Communication, Libyan Civil War, 2011, Politics & Policy, Libyans, British, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2014 Kjell Engelbrekt, Marcus Mohlin and Charlotte Wagnsson for selection and editorial matter. Individual contributors, their contributions.
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Faces Of The Enemy
directed by Jeffrey Friedman, 1951- and Bill Jersey, fl. 1963; produced by Bill Jersey, fl. 1963, Catticus Corporation and Quest Productions (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1987), 58 mins
As relevant today as when it was first released, Faces of the Enemy follows social psychologist Sam Keen as he unmasks how individuals and nations dehumanize their enemies to justify the inhumanity of war. Using archival news footage, public service announcements, and editorial cartoons, Keen unveils the same frig...
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directed by Jeffrey Friedman, 1951- and Bill Jersey, fl. 1963; produced by Bill Jersey, fl. 1963, Catticus Corporation and Quest Productions (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1987), 58 mins
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As relevant today as when it was first released, Faces of the Enemy follows social psychologist Sam Keen as he unmasks how individuals and nations dehumanize their enemies to justify the inhumanity of war. Using archival news footage, public service announcements, and editorial cartoons, Keen unveils the same frightening pattern in conflict after conflict - World War II, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, Islamic and Christian Fundamentalism - and pr...
As relevant today as when it was first released, Faces of the Enemy follows social psychologist Sam Keen as he unmasks how individuals and nations dehumanize their enemies to justify the inhumanity of war. Using archival news footage, public service announcements, and editorial cartoons, Keen unveils the same frightening pattern in conflict after conflict - World War II, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, Islamic and Christian Fundamentalism - and prefigures the current War on Terrorism. First we identify ourselves as victims. Then we blame, demonize and finally dehumanize our adversaries, rationalizing our murder of other human beings. Faces of the Enemy contends that before a drop of blood is spilled we must 'think each other to death.' It is a story replayed on the nightly news, in Islamic Fundamentalists' characterization of the West as the 'Great Satan' and our own stereotyping of Muslims as terrorists. In a revealing examination of the images and iconography of war Keen interviews the nation's leading editorial cartoonists. They discuss how they use an almost universal language of stereotypes and prejudices to tap into readers' most visceral emotions. In a chilling example of the psychological roots of enmity, we meet David Rice, an unemployed welder now an inmate on Death Row. Influenced by far-right propaganda, Rice decided communism was responsible for his personal problems. He bludgeoned to death a family of four whom he (mistakenly) thought were communists. He remains without remorse regarding them as 'collateral damage' in a war against the Evil Empire. The Christian Fundamentalist leaders who inspired Rice are only too happy to explain that they are in a holy war against communists and any non-believers. By contrast, William Broyles, a Vietnam veteran and author, returned after the war to personalize the individuals who had been his enemies to humanize the abstractions. He explains how racist terms and images can be used to turn human beings into monsters. These epithets and images extend the circumstances of war into terrible brutality. But he also explains how we can move beyond these dehumanizing thoughts and seek out the humanity of others. Psychologists Robert Lifton and Steven Kull explain how war and artificial enemies provide people with the moral and mental certainties they crave, giving them a sense of purpose in a sometimes-ambiguous world. Mythologist Joseph Campbell, providing a note of hope, suggests that underneath the mask of the enemy we ultimately recognize ourselves. This, Campbell further contends, may be the origin of compassion, brotherhood and altruism, in other words the inverse of war. California Newsreel is proud to re-release this important film for the first time on video with special commentary by Bill Jersey and Sam Keen. Particularly relevant is a complimentary supplement (available only on DVD to those purchasing an institutional version), illuminating complexities in the media and military worlds of today's conflicts in the Middle East. Also available on videocassette, this is a film whose urgent message needs to be heard now more than ever.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bill Jersey, fl. 1963, Catticus Corporation, Quest Productions, Sam Keen, 1931-
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Friedman, 1951-, Bill Jersey, fl. 1963
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Jay Lifton, 1962-, Steven J. Kull, fl. 1987, Sam Keen, 1931-
Person Discussed
Robert Jay Lifton, 1962-, Steven J. Kull, fl. 1987
Topic / Theme
Propaganda, Propaganda analysis, Characterization, Enemies, War, Philosophy, International relations, Communism, Cold War, 1945-1989, Vietnam War, 1956-1975
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 California Newsreel
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French Propaganda Activity in Torino Province, Preliminary Report
in Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (RG338), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (12 May 1945), Box 1, Folder 56-8-12-125 , 2 page(s)
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in Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (RG338), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (12 May 1945), Box 1, Folder 56-8-12-125 , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
12 May 1945, 1945
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
France and its Borders, Propaganda, Annexation of land, Military occupation, World War II, 1939-1945, Politics & Policy, Italians, French, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Handwritten Notes: Propaganda of the German Spartacists, December 1918
written by United States. Department of War. Military Intelligence Division, in Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952 (RG165). Propaganda Manuals and Other Records Relating to Propaganda and Psychological Warfare, 1918 - 1926 (NM84 171), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (December 1918), Box 1, German Revolution, Bolshevik , 2 page(s)
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written by United States. Department of War. Military Intelligence Division, in Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952 (RG165). Propaganda Manuals and Other Records Relating to Propaganda and Psychological Warfare, 1918 - 1926 (NM84 171), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (December 1918), Box 1, German Revolution, Bolshevik , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
December 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Ephemera
Author / Creator
United States. Department of War. Military Intelligence Division
Person Discussed
Franz Erdmann Mehring, 1846-1919, Clara Zetkin, 1857-1933, Karl Liebknecht, 1871-1919, Rosa Luxemburg, 1871-1919
Topic / Theme
German Revolution of 1918-1919, Propaganda, Political parties, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memo from Dr. Riedl re: Czechoslovakian Propaganda on the Border, May 10, 1951
in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (10 May 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (10 May 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
10 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Propaganda, Politics & Policy, Czechs, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memo from Dr. Riedl re: Distribution of Leaflets and Propaganda Posters in Landkreis Kronach, May 26, 1951
in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (26 May 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (26 May 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
26 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Propaganda, Politics & Policy, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memo from Dr. Riedl re: Occurrences in the CSR, July 2, 1951
in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (02 July 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (02 July 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
02 July 1951, 1951
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Political boundaries, Political demonstrations, Propaganda, Politics & Policy, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memo from Dr. Riedl re: Propaganda March of Members of the East Zone, July 2, 1951
in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (02 July 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (RG466), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (02 July 1951), Bavaria Land Commissioner, Intelligence Division, 1950-51. Reports of the Bayer Custom Police re. Border Crossings, Border Incident (1 of 2) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
02 July 1951, 1951
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Propaganda, Political demonstrations, Political boundaries, Politics & Policy, Russians, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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