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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Bangladesh—formerly East Pakistan and the Bengal region of India—was partitioned three times in the 20th century: first by the British in 1905, and then during independence in 1947, and finally from Pakistan in 1971. Professor Fisher reveals this relatively young nation’s turbulent history and explores some of its contemporary challenges.
42) The Yoga Gurus
Publisher
Empty Mind Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
If you had the chance to meet some of the world’s most enlightened yoga masters, what would you want to know? What would you ask them? The Yoga Gurus is your chance to hear from them! Filmed on location in India from the lap of the Himalayas in Rishikesh to the south in Mysore, you will meet the top yoga teachers from both east and west. Go beyond the physical asanas of yoga and deep into the mind and inner being of a yoga guru. Their words will...
43) Tashi's Turbine
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Set in the grassroots of the Himalayan mountains, TASHI'S TURBINE is an uplifting tale of a small village's attempt to harness renewable, sustainable energy with the power of the wind. The story begins with the strong friendship between Tashi Bista and Jeevan, who journey from Kathmandu to Namdok with hopes of building a stronger Nepal, one wind turbine at a time...Their first site, Namdok, is a humble remote village in Upper Mustang, which previously...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The political costs for the war began to add up for the Nixon Administration, and the South Vietnamese were now on their own. The American troops were home, but there was little celebration. The scars of the war would linger in American culture for decades to come..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
While the regional governments remained fragmented at the turn of the Common Era, the Brahmins worked to rebuild their cultural prominence. They formally developed what is today Hinduism, thanks to a series of written manuals, or shastras, which lay out the principles of an ideal life—including notions of dharma, kama, artha, and moksha.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Now turn from the subcontinent inlands to the sea, where European traders began arriving on the Indian coast to establish global companies, including several East India companies. After surveying Portugal’s 200-year dominance of trade, Professor Fisher shows how the English eventually established their own foothold in the market.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Shift your attention to India’s other major epic, the Mahabharata, which is the longest major text in human history (clocking in at a whopping 1.8 million words). After examining the sources and style of this epic, Professor Fisher surveys its plot and shows what it means from the "emic"perspective of Indians as well as the "etic"perspective of outsiders.
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
Lee Yi Min stars as a young boy, Ah Pao, who wants to learn kung fu so that he can avenge his father's death at the hands of the Ghost Faced Killer (Mark Long). The Ghost Faced Killer, meanwhile is hunting down a number of clan leaders who all conspired to have him killed. Before attacking, the killer always throws down his "ghost face killing plate," a decorated metal plate with a red face. He then uses his distinctive five elements style. Ah Pao...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Today, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh make up 20 percent of the world’s population, and the subcontinent is a rising global economic powerhouse. Professor Fisher concludes this course by recapping some of the major themes and looking at the condition of the region in the 21st century—and some of the developments on the horizon.
50) The Iron Monkey
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
Iron Monkey is the nickname of a young gambler who becomes the sole survivor of a Manchurian massacre. After burying his family, a fate-filled road leads Iron Monkey to the confines of Shaolin Temple. Full of vengeance, the young victim of circumstance endures humiliation from his classmates and rigorous training from the infamous Bitter Monk. An all-time Kung Fu classic!
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The critically acclaimed, The Missing Picture, a 2014 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film, is filmmaker Rithy Panh’s personal quest to re-imagine his childhood memories. From the time when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, the only recorded artifacts that remain are propaganda footage. Panh uses beautifully detailed sculpted clay figurines and elaborate dioramas to recreate the missing images from his memory. His...
52) The New Pakistan
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Review the story of Pakistan from 1971 to the present. As you survey one shift of power after another, you will meet leaders such as General Zia, Benazir Bhutto, General Musharraf, and Nawaz Sharif. At the end of this lecture, you will have a complete sense of Pakistani history through today.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Turn to the second group of ancient Indian communities: the urban people of the Indus Valley. Many mysteries abound regarding this long-lost Bronze Age civilization, but Professor Fisher takes you through excavated cities, examines art and artifacts, and reveals what we know about this intriguing society—and what may have happened to them.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After World War II, a tense series of events led the subcontinent’s brutal partition into India and Pakistan—majority Hindu and Muslim nations, respectively. Find out how the British, battered by the war, ceded their empire and hastily created two nation-states whose borders and contested identities left a troubled legacy felt even today.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Continue your study of the Mughal Empire by tracing the rule of Emperor Akbar. During his dramatic five-decade reign, he truly established the empire for the long term thanks to several key initiatives: drawing regional rulers into his army, encouraging interreligious marriage, transforming the administrative system, and creating an imperial ideology based on various mystical ideas and practices.
56) War is Hell
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As troop morale declined, US generals began to advocate for a more aggressive strategy to take the war to the NLF, abandoning the idea that South Vietnam could take back the North without US assistance..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Whether as students, soldiers, or servants, South Asians who left the subcontinent contributed significantly to the cultural exchange among China, continental Europe, and Great Britain. And whereas the British Raj relied on segregation for political control, Indian immigrants in Britain found greater freedom. Reflect on the impact of South Asians throughout the world.
59) Life Asked Death
Publisher
Moonshine Agency
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Life asked Death, "Why do people love me but hate you?" Death responded, "Because you are a beautiful lie and I'm a painful truth." The developing world represents over 80 percent of the world's population. People living in these countries typically die younger, have less education and money. Asia is home to sixty percent of the world's population. Many of these people live in developing economies. That means less physical and human resources for...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Three main cultures inhabited the ancient Indian subcontinent. In this lecture, you’ll study the first group, the Adivasi, aboriginal forest dwellers who once comprised the entirety of South Asia’s population. See how genetic and linguistic analysis informs us about the Adivasi of 30,000 years ago—and learn about their status in India today.
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