Legacy [videorecording] / produced by Maryland Public Television and Central Independent Television, UK ; producer and director Peter Spry-Leverton ; writer and presenter Michael Wood.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Ambrose Video PublishingInc.,
Copyright Date:
c1991
Description:
6 videocassettes (57 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Program 6. The barbarian West. Program 2. India : the empire of the spirit -- Program 3. China : the mandate of heaven -- Program 4. Egypt : the habit of civilization -- Program 5. Central America : the burden of time -- Program 6. The barbarian West.
Summary:
Host/writer Michael Wood visits the ancient cities and great ports of India and China, the deserts of Egypt and Iraq, the Mexico of the Inca, Aztec and Mayan peoples, the Greek and Roman monuments of Europe and the jungles of Central America searching for the living legacies of these once great civilizations. The series traces how the institutions that arose with urban civilization 5,000 years ago, such as organized religion, bureaucratic government and international trade are still affecting the political and cultural mindset of many parts of the world today.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)25192699
Locations:
PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.