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Simantorekha = The Borderline
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; produced by Kino-Eye Films (Privately Published, 2017), 2 hours 24 mins
"The 1947 Partition haunts me. I’ve heard so many stories from my parents about the Partition days. The year 2017, is the 70th anniversary of the Partition of 1947. So I thought this may be an appropriate time to look back at that tragic part of our common history."
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; produced by Kino-Eye Films (Privately Published, 2017), 2 hours 24 mins
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Speaking Freely, Volume 4, Chalmers Johnson on: American Hegemony
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directed by Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980; produced by Cinema Libre Studio, in Speaking Freely, Volume 4 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2008), 52 mins
Author of BLOWBACK, THE SORROWS OF EMPIRE, and NEMESIS: THE LAST DAYS OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC, Chalmers Johnson has literally written the book on the concept of American hegemony. A former naval officer and consultant to the C.I.A., he now serves as Professor Emeritus at UC San Diego. As Co-Founder and President...
directed by Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980; produced by Cinema Libre Studio, in Speaking Freely, Volume 4 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2008), 52 mins
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Story of India, 6, Freedom
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directed by Jeremy Jeffs, fl. 1996; produced by Leo Eaton, in Story of India, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008, originally published 2008), 55 mins
This last episode in the series The Story of India tells how a foreign multinational (the East India Company) thousands of miles away gradually and almost by chance took power over great swathes of the Indian subcontinent; how after the horrendous shock of the 1857 'Mutiny' the British state took over and turned t...
directed by Jeremy Jeffs, fl. 1996; produced by Leo Eaton, in Story of India, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008, originally published 2008), 55 mins
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written by Francis H. Russell, 1904-1989, in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (09 July 1954), Box 1, Border Incidents General and UNTSO, June 1, 1954 - December 31, 1954 , 2 page(s)
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A Time There Was: Stories from the last days of Kenya Colony
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directed by Donald McWilliams, 1935-; produced by Adam Symansky, fl. 1977-2010 and Marcy Page, fl. 1977-2015, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2009), 1 hour 27 mins
This autobiographical documentary revisits the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s. More than 50 years after the conflict, in which the director participated as a young British soldier stationed in Kenya for his national service, he confronts his past with audacity and unflinching self-inquiry. Combining McWilliams' ow...
directed by Donald McWilliams, 1935-; produced by Adam Symansky, fl. 1977-2010 and Marcy Page, fl. 1977-2015, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2009), 1 hour 27 mins
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Timewatch, Palestine: The First Intifada
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produced by Antonia Benedek, fl. 1976-1989, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 2 hours 1 mins
The Intifada, as the Palestinians call their uprising against the Israeli military occupation of their land, has been characterised by acts of violence from both sides. However, 50 years ago it was the British who were the focus of a rebellion by Palestinian Arabs. Timewatch investigates that uprising, talking to...
produced by Antonia Benedek, fl. 1976-1989, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 2 hours 1 mins
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Treasures of Ancient Egypt, Episode 2, The Golden Age
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directed by Suniti Somaiya, fl. 2011; presented by Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004; produced by Suniti Somaiya, fl. 2011, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Treasures of Ancient Egypt, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 56 mins
If you think the treasures of Ancient Egypt are just gold, gaudiness and pyramids, think again. In this epic, visually stunning adventure through Ancient Egypt, journalist and art critic Alastair Sooke follows on from his hit series Treasures of Ancient Rome, tracking down the treasures of the longest-lasting civi...
directed by Suniti Somaiya, fl. 2011; presented by Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004; produced by Suniti Somaiya, fl. 2011, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Treasures of Ancient Egypt, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 56 mins
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Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
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(New Haven, CT: Yale University. Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library, 2016),
Source: avalon.law.yale.edu
(New Haven, CT: Yale University. Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library, 2016),
Source: avalon.law.yale.edu
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Treaty of Paris
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(New Haven, CT: Yale University. Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library, 2008, originally published 1898),
Source: avalon.law.yale.edu
(New Haven, CT: Yale University. Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library, 2008, originally published 1898),
Source: avalon.law.yale.edu
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Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream, Episode 3
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directed by Richard Downes, fl. 1993-2014; presented by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 1965-; produced by Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 54 mins

In the final episode, Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs to their dramatic demise. From his struggles with Napoleon III and Bismarck and the suicide of his son Rudolf, to the assassination of his beautiful wife Sisi, Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control.

But while the...

directed by Richard Downes, fl. 1993-2014; presented by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 1965-; produced by Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 54 mins
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