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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0743452153824
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Cerebellum Corporation
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Cerebellum Corporation
MPN: 1538
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Cerebellum Corporation
Release Date: July 03, 2007
Running Time: 50 minutes
Studio: Cerebellum Corporation
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
It started in England and reached its peak in America. The Industrial Revolution is a period of history that began in the early 18th century and has carried through our modern times. Why it started in England is a fascinating question. It is one of many this informative video addresses. It is in Central England, even more specifically; and the textile industry which gives this period its start. If was an age when society went from traditional to modern, form agrarian to mechanized, from rural to urban, from simple to complex. Charles Dickens summed it up: "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." Consumers had new and better clothing, teapots, porcelain, steam engines, steel, and even horseless carriages. At the same time, however, cities became more crowded. There were sanitation problems, cruel child labor was common, and many industrial centers experienced terrible pollution like never before. Scholars from the University of Warwick (England) and UCLA share their knowledge about The Industrial Revolution in this enlightening video a program deserved to be a part of every student's collection of modern history.
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Sound and video quality is very poor. This video consists primarily of two professors sitting in their offices talking to an interviewer, and it looks like the video was edited and spliced with iMovie. I was falling asleep after 5 minutes, and turned it off after 10. There is no way that high school students would sit through it.
It's a shame, because I haven't found a better option for introducing the Industrial Revolution in Europe, but you would be much better off not subjecting ... Read More
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I have a personal collection of over seventy historical documentaries, and I have to say this one was the absolute WORST one I had ever owned. I hated it so much I gave it away to a fellow student in one of my college history courses for FREE. The production value is so low that it was probably produced for less than one-hundred dollars, and only features a few historians none of whom are notable. The timeline in the documentary is also disjointed and may be confusing for individuals who are unsophisticated ... Read More
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Just the Facts: The Industrial Revolution
I show this documentary every semester in my cultural geography class at a local community college and I find it is an excellent overview of the many economic and geographic factors behind the Industrial Revolution occurring in England. It summarizes many points that I cover in my class and brings many concepts together regarding economic geography. I highly recommend this product as an informative teaching tool. Although it is classified in my public library ... Read More
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Terrible! One of the worst films on an important topic I have seen. Absolutely unusable in a classroom.
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I purchased this video for my class and after the movie was on for ten min. only 3 out of 27 students were still awake. It is the most boring thing I have ever seen. I have a student teacher and even he fell asleep during this movie. They claim it is a must have for every classroom but if you waste your money on this video you are just plain stupid. I wish someone had warned me about this prior to my purchase. When the movie was over, the only thing that any student could remember was the fact that there ... Read More
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