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XXI Century. Part V, Civilization / Bullfrog Films presents ; a documentary by Gabriele Zamparini and Lorenzo Meccoli ; written and directed by Gabriele Zamparini ; produced by Lorenzo Meccoli and Gabriele Zamparini ; Thecatsdream.com.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.
- Hussein, Saddam.
- Diplomatic history.
- Architecture.
- Economic sanctions, American.
- Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.
- Iraq.
- International relations.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Iraq.
- Economic sanctions, American--Iraq.
- Iraq--Politics and government--1991-2003.
- Politics and government.
- Architecture--Iraq--20th century.
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988--Diplomatic history.
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
- Persian Gulf War, 1991.
- War crimes.
- Human rights--Iraq.
- Human rights.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (54 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Twenty first century. Part V, Civilization
- Civilization
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2019]
- 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:
- Art historian Zainab Baharani, who was born in Baghdad, describes the damages to the Iraqi architectural and artistic heritage due to the first Gulf War. The documentary then looks at the regime of Saddam Hussein, his use of gas against the Iranians and the Kurds and the close ties between the Reagan and Bush administrations with Saddah Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War. Finally the invasion of Kuwait, the first Gulf War, the UN sactions against Iraq and their effects on the civilian population are analyzed by historians, human rights workers and international law scholars.
- Participant:
- Featuring Victoria De Grazia, Zainab Bahrani, Timothy Mitchell, Greg Palast, Victor Sidel, Roger Normand, Ramsey Clark, Norman Solomon, Hanny Megally, Jose Alvarez, William Hartung, Curt Goering.
- Credits:
- Editor, Lorenzo Meccoli [and 5 others] ; camera, lighting, and sound, Lorenzo Meccoli, Gabriele Zamparini.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Thecatsdream.com, ©2003; previously released in 2005.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 14, 2019).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-xxic Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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