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Publisher
Chimerica Media Limited
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Complete 4 hour version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson takes a look at how money evolved, from the concept of credit and debt in the Renaissance to the emergence of a global economy and the subprime crisis we face today.
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On October 29, 1929 - Black Monday, large and small investors alike lost corporate and personal fortunes when the stock market crashed. This program examines the reasons behind the crash and whether the crash was predictable.
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Language
None
Description
Set in the imaginary city of Utopia (a thinly disguised stand-in for Vienna), the story follows the consequences of an antisemitic law passed by the National Assembly forcing all Jews to leave the country. At first the decision is met with celebration, yet when the citizens of Utopia are confronted with the loss of the Jewish population -- and the resulting economic and cultural decline -- the National Assembly must decide whether or not to invite...
Publisher
VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The chronicle of an unforgettable piece of American history: twelve crazy, painful seesaw years, from the Wall Street crash to Pearl Harbor. By juxtaposing contemporary news and documentary footage with extracts from Hollywood classics, director Philippe Mora offers us an immediate, intricate, and evocative scrapbook of the 1930's.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the theory that the American dream, all but abandoned in the United States, has been adopted successfully in other countries, including Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland, looking at such areas as worker benefits, public expenditure for the common good, and state-funded higher education.
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