The State

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author). TVA Films (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Winston Churchill said that democracy is "the worst system devised by the wit of man, except for all the others. Although the state has taken many forms throughout history, some consider it not a protector of its citizens and their freedoms, but a fetter on their liberty. This program provides a historical overview of the myriad forms of government that have existed and their organizing principles, whether it is a Greek city state such as Athens that granted each citizen rights or a 20th-century empire, such as the Soviet Union, where the individual was secondary to the omnipotent and monolithic state.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource (video)
remote
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on July 05, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Definition and Purposes of the State (3:18) -- From City State to Empire: First City States (3:17) -- Ancient Egyptian City States and Empire (1:39) -- Ancient Greek City States (2:20) -- Ancient Roman City States (4:02) -- Medieval City States (4:10) -- From Absolute Monarchy to Republic (2:38) -- Nation States and Democracy (1:49) -- Birth of Totalitarianism and Collapse of Communism (2:48) -- States of the World: India and China (2:33) -- States of the World: Africa (4:23) -- Future of the Nation State (1:36) -- State Intervention: Globalization (3:12) -- State Intervention: Control of the State (4:51) -- One World, One State (4:47) -- Benefits of the State (2:16)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.