Genocide, from Biblical times through the ages
produced & directed by Robert J. Emery
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 2001
- Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2002
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- Summary:
- Although the term "genocide" was coined by humanitarian Rafael Lemkin in reference to the Turkish expulsion and slaughter of Armenians in the early 20th century, the phenomenon is as old as civilization. In this program, a variety of experts analyze Biblical accounts and some of the earliest documented examples of genocide, as in the Athenian siege of Melos in 416 BC, to explore the psychology that motivates such violence. This grim survey looks at the extermination of Tasmanians, Native Americans, Namibia's Herero tribe, and the Armenians.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title from label on videocassette: Genocide: from Bible to present
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- System Details:
- VHS format.
- Performers:
- Introduced by Jon Voight.
Guests include Elie Wiesel, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA William Schulz, and David Scheffer, US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes. - Production Credits:
- Editor, Robert J. Emery ; music, Steven P. Wolf.
- General Notes:
- Public performance rights included.
Title from videocassette label.
Originally produced in 2001.
FH 29045. - Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 7989
- OCLC Numbers:
- 48886855
