Description |
2 videodiscs (282 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Contents |
Disc 1: Episode 1, Competition ; Episode 2, Science ; Episode 3, Property ; Episode 4, Medicine -- Disc 2: Episode 5, Consumerism ; Episode 6, Work |
Summary |
The West once ruled more than half the world. The religion it exported, Christianity, is still followed by a third of mankind. Above all, the way people live, or aspire to live, are unmistakably an invention of the West. All over the world, more and more humans eat a Western diet, wear Western clothes and live in Western housing. Niall Ferguson explains how by juxtaposing , we can uncover the keys, the six killer applications, of Western ascendancy |
Notes |
Title from container |
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Release date: Jun. 5, 2012 |
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DVD, regions 1; widescreen ; NTSC ; Dolby digital |
Audience |
Not rated |
Notes |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Civilization, Western.
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History, Modern.
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Comparative civilization.
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East and West.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Author |
Ferguson, Niall.
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Chimerica Media.
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Educational Broadcasting Corporation.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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ISBN |
0780692543 |
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9780780692541 |
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