The Resource Guns, germs, and steel, produced by Lion TV for National Geographic Television & Film, (DVD)
Guns, germs, and steel, produced by Lion TV for National Geographic Television & Film, (DVD)
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The item Guns, germs, and steel, produced by Lion TV for National Geographic Television & Film, (DVD) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oshkosh Public Library.
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- Summary
- An exploration of the fascinating connections between geography, technology and global human development. Hosted by author Jared Diamond, this series spans 13,000 years of struggle and conquest. From early social and agricultural innovations in "Out of Eden," to the role of weapons and disease in "Conquest," to the modern interplay of geography and resources in "Into the tropics," it's a gripping, sometimes controversial detective story revealing how human history may have been shaped by our access to guns, germs and steel
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (165 min.)
- Note
-
- Videodisc release of the 2004 television production
- Based on the book by Jared Diamond
- Special features (Disc 2): Guns, germs, steel: the ultimate factors ; World's plants and animals interactive map ; Movement of humans interactive map ; Jared Diamon bio ; Book excerpt ; Sources
- Contents
-
- Disc 1. Episode 1: Out of Eden ; Episode 2: Conquest
- Disc 2. Episode 3: Into the tropics
- Isbn
- 9780792292555
- Label
- Guns, germs, and steel
- Title
- Guns, germs, and steel
- Statement of responsibility
- produced by Lion TV for National Geographic Television & Film
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An exploration of the fascinating connections between geography, technology and global human development. Hosted by author Jared Diamond, this series spans 13,000 years of struggle and conquest. From early social and agricultural innovations in "Out of Eden," to the role of weapons and disease in "Conquest," to the modern interplay of geography and resources in "Into the tropics," it's a gripping, sometimes controversial detective story revealing how human history may have been shaped by our access to guns, germs and steel
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Executive producers, Michael Rosenfeld, Richard Bradley ; producers/directors, Tim Lambert (Out of Eden ; Conquest), Cassian Harrison (Into the tropics)
- Dewey number
- 303.4
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Narrator, Peter Coyote ; host, Jared Diamond
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Diamond, Jared M
- Coyote, Peter
- Lambert, Tim
- Harrison, Cassian
- Lion Television Ltd
- National Geographic Television & Film
- National Geographic Society (U.S.)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 165
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Social evolution
- Civilization
- Ethnology
- Human beings
- Culture diffusion
- Film adaptations
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Guns, germs, and steel, produced by Lion TV for National Geographic Television & Film, (DVD)
- Note
-
- Videodisc release of the 2004 television production
- Based on the book by Jared Diamond
- Special features (Disc 2): Guns, germs, steel: the ultimate factors ; World's plants and animals interactive map ; Movement of humans interactive map ; Jared Diamon bio ; Book excerpt ; Sources
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Contents
- Disc 1. Episode 1: Out of Eden ; Episode 2: Conquest -- Disc 2. Episode 3: Into the tropics
- Control code
- ocm60813890
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (165 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780792292555
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 727994930082
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- G93008
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- i0792292553
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Guns, germs, and steel, produced by Lion TV for National Geographic Television & Film, (DVD)
- Note
-
- Videodisc release of the 2004 television production
- Based on the book by Jared Diamond
- Special features (Disc 2): Guns, germs, steel: the ultimate factors ; World's plants and animals interactive map ; Movement of humans interactive map ; Jared Diamon bio ; Book excerpt ; Sources
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Contents
- Disc 1. Episode 1: Out of Eden ; Episode 2: Conquest -- Disc 2. Episode 3: Into the tropics
- Control code
- ocm60813890
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (165 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780792292555
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 727994930082
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- G93008
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- i0792292553
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
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