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Store wars : when Wal-Mart comes to town / Bullfrog Films presents ; [in association with] Independent Television Service ; a film by Micha X. Peled ; produced by Teddy Bear Films ; written, directed, produced by Micha X. Peled.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wal-Mart (Firm).
- Industries--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Industries.
- Industries--Social aspects.
- Small business.
- Retail trade.
- Discount houses (Retail trade).
- United States.
- Discount houses (Retail trade)--United States--Case studies.
- Retail trade--United States--Case studies.
- Small business--United States--Case studies.
- Ashland (Va.)--Politics and government.
- Ashland (Va.).
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (57 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- When Wal-Mart comes to town
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2015]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Store Wars follows the one-year conflict that polarizes Ashland, Virginia, population 7,200, when Wal-Mart decides it wants to build a megastore there. The ensuing debate pits neighbor against neighbor in a battle as protracted and bitter as those fought in the Old West between ranchers and farmers over land-use issues. The struggle between conflicting versions of the American dream has on one side those who want to preserve their seemingly idyllic small-town way of life versus those who believe in the positive economic benefits Wal-Mart promises. This truly American story is about the right of a community to determine its own future: Which values are most important? Who gets to decide?
- Participant:
- Voice over narration, Charles Halpern.
- Credits:
- Camera, Allen Moore ; editor, Ken Schneider ; composer, Pete Sears.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Teddy Bear Films, c2001.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 30, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-store Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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