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Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
Examine the West's rise to global dominance based on Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity. 5/29/2012 Continue
NOVA
NOVA joins an exclusive dive beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor to trace new clues to the sinking of the USS Arizona. 5/23/2012 Continue
Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson discusses the clock as a metaphor for the shift of global power. Continue
Finding Your Roots
Hear the stories of free black ancestors of John Legend, Wanda Sykes, Margarett Cooper and Dr. Gates. 5/13/2012 Continue
Finding Your Roots
Catch a glimpse of three distinct yet oddly overlapping experiences of families leaving their homes and becoming American. 5/6/2012 Continue
Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
What led the West to be so influential? And how long will the West sustain its supremacy? Premieres on Tuesdays, May 22 and 29, 2012 on PBS (check local listings). Continue
Antiques Roadshow
A decorative egg with a Faberge mark that may not be all that it seems; a 1787 land grant signed by Benjamin Franklin; and a New York Chippendale corner chair, circa 1760. 4/16/2012 Continue
History Detectives
Our contributor has a map her father brought home from the battle of Iwo Jima. Her father says he found the map inside the jacket of a dead Japanese soldier. What is this map? And did it play a role in the battle of Iwo Jima? Continue
Finding Your Roots
Trace the turbulent and contradictory history of New Orleans through the family stories of two men. 3/25/2012 Continue
Independent Lens
Witness the resurrection of the Wampanoag language more than a century after the last native speaker died. 3/15/2012 Continue
NOVA
Follow the poignant, sometimes harrowing efforts of family members to learn the fate of pilots missing after dogfights over Korea. 5/23/2012 Continue
Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson discusses the youth protests of 1968. Continue
Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity: Competition, Science, Modern Medicine, Democracy, Consumerism, and Work Ethic. The first part focuses on competition, science, and property, comparing the historical trajectories of the West, China (competition), the Middle East (science), and Latin America (property). Continue
Global Voices
In this companion video to the Global Voices documentary, Comrade Duch, the case against Duch for his role in the Cambodian genocide is discussed by those involved in the internatioanl tribunal, as well as by Cambodians whose lives tragically affected by the horrors perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge. Continue
Global Voices
Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) is a Jekyll-and-Hyde character who began as a mathematics teacher, and then became the commandant of Tuol Sleng prison in Cambodia, ultimately responsible for the torture and murder of 14,000 people. Comrade Duch recounts his flight, conversion to evangelical Christianity, and how he was finally brought to justice before an international tribunal. Continue
POV
Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light is a remarkable meditation on memory, history and eternity. Chile’s remote Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level, provides stunningly clear views of the heavens for astronomers. But it also holds secrets from the past: human remains, from pre-Columbian mummies to the bones of political prisoners "disappeared" during the Pinochet dictatorship. Continue
Finding Your Roots
Through the histories of clergy of three different faiths, unearth a story about the spiritual foundations of this country. 4/15/2012 Continue
Finding Your Roots
Unearth missing links in the family histories of media legend Barbara Walters and educational superstar Geoffrey Canada. 4/1/2012 Continue
American Experience
Chart the rapid rise and precipitous decline of the American whaling industry, which powered the start of the industrial revolution and laid the groundwork for a global economy in the 18th and 19th centuries. 3/20/2012 Continue
Independent Lens
This special educational module explores various elements of the context in which Benazir Bhutto became the first woman leader of a Muslim nation, including the status of women in Pakistan, the influences of Islam and the military on Pakistani politics, the leadership of her father, and her personal family life. In addition, we see the complexities of being a female leader in a Muslim country. Continue
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In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson seeks to explain the financial history of the world, exploring how our complex system of global finance evolved, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to .
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