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Summary:

"China : a century of revolution is six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised in PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. China in revolution charts the pivotal years from the birth of the new republic to the establishment of the PRC, through foreign invasions, civil war and a bloody battle for power between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek. The Mao years examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and exhausted nation. Born under the red flag showcases China's unlikely transformation into an extraordinary hybrid of communist-centralized politics with an ever-expanding free market economy. Monumental in scope, China : a century of revolution is critical viewing for anyone interested in this increasingly powerful and globally influential country."--Container

Table of Contents:

• Disc 1. China in revolution (1911-1949). Part I : "battle for survival" : Introduction ; Birth of a republic ; Northern expedition ; Nationalists v. Communists ; The long march ; Invasion & kidnapping
• Part II : fighting for the future: Introduction ; Japan attacks ; Retreat ; America enters the war ; Dixie mission ; Civil war ; Communist victory ; Credits / Ambrica Productions ; written & directed by Sue Williams, co-director Kathryn Dietz ; produced by Sue Williams & Kathryn Dietz (1989 ; 112 min.)
• Disc 2. The Mao years (1949-1976). Part I : "catch the stars and moon" : Introduction ; Tearing down the old ; Korean War ; Building a new China ; Hundred Flowers campaign ; Sino-Soviet split ; Great leap forward ; Famine
• "It's right to rebel!" : Introduction ; Cultural Revolution ; Red guards ; The cult of Mao ; Nixon's visit to China ; End of an era ; Death of Mao Zedong ; Credits / Ambrica Productions in association with WGBH Boston and Channel 4 Television UK ; written, produced & directed by Sue Williams ; associate producer, Kathryn Dietz (1994; 114 min.)
• Disc 3. Born under the red flag (1976-1997). Part I : "surviving Mao" : Introduction ; Democracy wall ; Ending the communes ; The boom begins ; Return of Hong Kong ; Spiritual pollution ; Black cat, white cat
• "the new generation" : Introduction ; Cultural fever ; One child policy ; Jump into the sea ; 1989 student protests ; Crackdown ; To get rich is glorious ; Disillusionment ; Credits / Ambrica Productions in association with WGBH Boston and Channel 4 Television UK ; written, produced & directed by Sue Williams ; co-producer, Kathryn Pierce Dietz (1997; 111 min.).

Contributors:

Williams, Sue, 1954 May 12- , screenwriter, film producer, film director

Dietz, Kathryn , screenwriter, film producer, film director

Lyman, Will, 1948- , narrator

Sharp, Howard , editor of moving image work

Hwang, Jason , composer

Zeitgeist Films , presenter, publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Ambrica Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Channel Four (Great Britain) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

English
Chinese

Language Notes:

In English and Chinese with spoken English translation and optional Chinese subtitles.

Included Works:

China in revolution

Mao years

Born under the red flag

Subjects:

China — History — Republic, 1912-1949

China — History — 1949-1976

China — History — 1976-2002

China — Politics and government — 1912-1949

China — Politics and government — 1949-1976

China — Politics and government — 1976-2002

1912-2002

Politics and government

China

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary television programs

Documentary films

Feature films

Nonfiction television programs

Nonfiction films

History

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1.

Performers:

Narrator, Will Lyman.

Production Credits:

Editor, Howard Sharp ; original music by Jason Kao Hwang.

General Notes:

Collective title from container.
Originally broadcast as three television programs from 1989-1997.
Full screen (1.33:1).

Audience:

MPAA Rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

CHI 1989 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 795975109130
Publisher Number, Zeitgeist: Z1091

OCLC Numbers:

192001900