| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Explains how global poverty began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today's financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. Features expert insights from Nobel Prize winners, acclaimed authors, university professors, government ministers, and the leaders of social movements |
| Notes |
Originally released as a documentary in 2008 |
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Subtitle taken from disc label |
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Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week 2008) |
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DVD-ROM content includes transcript |
| Credits |
Director/writer: Philippe Diaz |
| Performer |
Narrator: Martin Sheen |
| Notes |
DVD. Produced for all regions |
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No rating given |
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In English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Swahili and local dialects with English subtitles |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Poverty.
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Poverty -- Research.
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Poverty -- Developing countries.
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Poor -- Developing countries.
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Poverty -- Government policy.
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Income distribution.
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Globalization.
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Human rights.
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Social justice.
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Capitalism.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Portello, Beth.
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Diaz, Philippe.
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Sheen, Martin.
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Cobb, Clifford W.
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Cinema Libre Studio.
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Cinema Libre Distribution.
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Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.
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| ISBN |
1595871292 |
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9781595871299 |
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