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99% Woman
produced by Worldview Pictures Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 51 mins
In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full...
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produced by Worldview Pictures Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 51 mins
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In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full-time. However, Benjy was a family man. His wife Debbie, appears to have been totally supportive of his decision to have a sex change o...
In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full-time. However, Benjy was a family man. His wife Debbie, appears to have been totally supportive of his decision to have a sex change operation and become Bridget. Their three sons, however, a fourteen year old and twelve-year old identical twins, did not take easily to having their father become a tall blonde with stiletto heels and an almost comic sense of the female. Confused and angry, they start getting into trouble. The film finds no easy answers as it sets the freedom of individual choice against family well being. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Worldview Pictures Production
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Transsexuality, Gender roles, Parent-child relations, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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100 Years of Silence: The Germans in Namibia
directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quar...
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directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
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One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quarters of the entire Herero nation had perished at the hands of German colonialists. The Nazis used the experiences from the German conce...
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quarters of the entire Herero nation had perished at the hands of German colonialists. The Nazis used the experiences from the German concentration camps in Namibia as well as their experiments in "racial science" when they formulated the Final Solution during World War II a few decades later. Today the Hereros claim billions of euros from the German government in repatriation for the genocide. The experience of one family is described by a descendant, a 23-year-old Herero woman named Georgina. She has a fair complexion and a green tinge to her eyes. Georgina is aware of the fact that her great-grandmother was raped by a German soldier and now wants to confront the demons of her own genetic past. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Halfdan Muurholm
Author / Creator
Halfdan Muurholm, Casper Erichsen
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Herero and Namaqua Genocide (Namibia) (1904-1907), History curriculums, Ethnic cleansing, Internment camps, Genocide, Imperialism, Herero and Namaqua Genocide, Namibia, 1904-1907, History, Documentation of Crimes, Humanities, Germans, Herero
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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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The Accidental Hero: Oskar Schindler
directed by David Haggie; produced by David Haggie and Anna Laura Malago, CTVC and British Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999, originally published 1997), 31 mins
This documentary on Oskar Schindler, the wartime rescuer of 1200 Jews, grapples with the moral ambiguity of a flawed hero. Schindler had joined the Nazi party early on and sympathized with their expansionist views. Personally, he was a gambler, adventurer, womanizer and drinker. How does such a person become the m...
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directed by David Haggie; produced by David Haggie and Anna Laura Malago, CTVC and British Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999, originally published 1997), 31 mins
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This documentary on Oskar Schindler, the wartime rescuer of 1200 Jews, grapples with the moral ambiguity of a flawed hero. Schindler had joined the Nazi party early on and sympathized with their expansionist views. Personally, he was a gambler, adventurer, womanizer and drinker. How does such a person become the most significant savior of Jews during the war? High School College Adult
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Haggie, Anna Laura Malago, CTVC, British Broadcasting Corporation, Joan Bakewell
Author / Creator
David Haggie
Date Published / Released
1997, 1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Joan Bakewell
Person Discussed
Oskar Schindler, 1908-1974
Topic / Theme
Character traits, Infidelity, Internment camps, Jewish people, Refugees, Spies, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Religion and Belief Systems, Family and Culture, World History, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Africa in the 21st Century, Somalia: The Neglected Civil War
produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda...
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
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Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main...
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main bank, were frozen and remittances from workers abroad to their families at home were stopped, which aggravated the confusion and deepened poverty in the nation. Finally, Somalia has become a target in the post-Afghanistan "war" against terrorism. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Africa in the 21st Century
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, War, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Humanities, Somali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Africa in the 21st Century, Zimbabwe & South Africa: Still Far From Coexistence
produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
South Africa emerged from the evils of Apartheid more than a decade ago, but its problems are endemic. The gap between rich and poor has expanded, the confrontation between white and black people are on the rise, the crime rate has risen, and AIDS is decimating the mostly black population. Zimbabwe, once under Bri...
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
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South Africa emerged from the evils of Apartheid more than a decade ago, but its problems are endemic. The gap between rich and poor has expanded, the confrontation between white and black people are on the rise, the crime rate has risen, and AIDS is decimating the mostly black population. Zimbabwe, once under British rule, still reels from the aftereffects of independence. The former colonials are blamed for failing to work out compensation and...
South Africa emerged from the evils of Apartheid more than a decade ago, but its problems are endemic. The gap between rich and poor has expanded, the confrontation between white and black people are on the rise, the crime rate has risen, and AIDS is decimating the mostly black population. Zimbabwe, once under British rule, still reels from the aftereffects of independence. The former colonials are blamed for failing to work out compensation and land reallocation. Violence against whites is on the increase. The international conference held in Durban in 2001 to address the issue of compensation for slavery ended without specific recommendations. Both of these countries still suffer the aftereffects of colonialism. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Africa in the 21st Century
Topic / Theme
Politics, Race and culture, Humanities
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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though...
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the e...
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the expansionist old Ottoman Empire. His first and greatest reform was to secularize the country in order to bring it into the modern world. Under his leadership, women were emancipated, certain minorities were guaranteed equal rights, and the Latin alphabet replaced of Arabic script. Along with rare archival footage there are commentaries from experts such as Prof. Vamik Volkan and Prof. Geoffrey Lewis, and interviews with his adopted daughter, Ulku, with Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic, and with the Patriach of the Orthodox church. Turkey holds a key role in the mid Eastern affairs, and this film will enlighten students about its history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Author / Creator
Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Person Discussed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Battles, Church and state relations, Democracy, International relations, Military strategy, Revolutions, Women's rights, Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Baghdad Blogger
directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Ir...
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directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
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"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Iraq, they are cleverly worded, cantankerous and non-partisan overviews of reality outside the Green Zone. The blogger made his pseudonym...
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Iraq, they are cleverly worded, cantankerous and non-partisan overviews of reality outside the Green Zone. The blogger made his pseudonymous name with "The Baghdad Blog," an online English-lingo journal of life before, during and since the U.S. invasion. An architect and decidedly Western-skewed fellow, he is troubled by the inability of the Americans to maintain a stable occupation. He witnesses the failure of the interim government under Prime Minister Allawi and the formation of a new army under the cleric Al Sadr. This army has undermined the American plan of an orderly political process leading to elections. Instead, it has created havoc. Pax slowly and sadly closes his laptop at the end of the film. A "cutting edge" discussion starter for journalism and communications classes, as well as Middle East studies. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Salam Pax
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Journalism, Humanities
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The Battle for Peace - Shimon Peres
produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political sc...
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produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
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The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political scene. The film traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights the late Prime Minister Rabin's own critical role. Shimo...
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political scene. The film traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights the late Prime Minister Rabin's own critical role. Shimon Peres is one of the last of Israel's living patriarchs. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julie Gal
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Shimon Peres, 1923-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Humanities
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Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Battle For Warsaw '44
directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the...
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directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
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The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's...
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's population perished, 15,000 resistance fighters were taken prisoner-of-war, and 80% of Warsaw was destroyed. Battle for Warsaw '44 contains unique testimony from Polish, British, and German participants. Hugh Lunghi, a member of British Military Mission to Moscow, speaks for the first time about the British involvement at the time of the Uprising and pilots from the RAF and Red Army Air Force describe their airlifts to Warsaw. Included is the extraordinary film shot by the Poles themselves who used photo reporters and a special film unit to document the uprising. Today, two decades after the collapse of communism, hundreds of thousands of people gather at the Warsaw military cemetery on August lst to mark the outbreak of the insurrection. The commemoration in Poland was considered an act of defiance during the communist era, which government authorities monitored but dared not stop. Understanding what happened in 1944 helps explain the nature of Polish opposition to communism. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films, Michael Praed, 1960-
Author / Creator
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2004, 2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Praed, 1960-
Topic / Theme
Nazi regime in Germany, 1933-1945, Military occupation, Rebellions, Surrenders, War, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, World History, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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