| Description |
2 videodiscs (282 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen ; NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Credits |
Written and presented by Niall Ferguson ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; series editor, Julian Hart ; composer, Malcolm Lindsay. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2011. |
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Release date: Jun. 5, 2012. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Episode 1, Competition ; Episode 2, Science ; Episode 3, Property ; Episode 4, Medicine -- Disc 2: Episode 5, Consumerism ; Episode 6, Work. |
| Language |
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| 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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| Added Author |
Ferguson, Niall.
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Pennink, Adrian.
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Fall, Melanie.
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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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| Added Title |
West and the rest |
| ISBN |
0780692543 |
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9780780692541 |
| Standard No. |
883929234134 |
| Music No. |
1000267873 BBC |
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