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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
In the wake of the Mauryan Empire’s collapse, many regional dynasties emerged across the north and northwest. Unpack the fascinating history of these two macro-regions. Learn about several of the major ethnic groups and the Silk Road trade routes, and then round out the lecture with a study of the famous Gupta dynasty.
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.
44) 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
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tension between the British and the South Asians came to a boil in 1857, when a group of Indian soldiers rose up against the British army—to disastrous consequences. Consider the context and historical impact of this pivotal year, which forever changed the nature of British rule in India.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Islam has had a profound impact on South Asia, and today the region has the largest Muslim population in the world. After surveying the history and pillars of Islam and its origins in the Middle East, Professor Fisher examines how many people of South Asia became Muslim via trade, invasion, devotion, or personal motivation.
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.
48) 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
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...
50) 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
Witness the rise of the British East India Company and find out how it coincided with the rise of British imperialism. Company leaders often sought glory and expansion, which led to greater British influence and control of South Asia via joint-stock corporations. Take an inside look at these radical developments in the 18th and 19th centuries.
52) Indian Sultans
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The binary opposition between Hindus and Muslims oversimplifies what has always been a complex relationship. Here, you’ll study that relationship as you meet some of the most prominent Muslim rulers, or Sultans, from the 9th to the 16th centuries. Explore their kingdoms throughout India and their legacies.
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.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The 17th century saw the slow decline of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Emperor Alamgir (also called Aurangzeb). As he aged, he drew the empire into war with the Deccan-based Marathas, who were led by the skillful warrior Shivaji. Watch as the Marathas humiliate the Mughals and establish their own powerful regional identity.
55) 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
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
The Vedic caste system is one of the most well-known aspects of Hindu society—and also one of the most misunderstood. Find out about the ancient Vedic social order (or Varnas), how it structured society, and how numerous inherited social groups (or Jatis) relate to occupation, creating a diverse and complex society.
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Description
Rubber legs, the master of Northern Drunken boxing and Mantis fist travels to .Canton in search of China’s master of Southern Drunken boxing. Sam the Seeds .wants to challenge him to a death duel so he can beat the drunken boxer in China. However, Sam the Seeds and adopted son Foggy puts Rubber legs plan into disarray.
59) Autumn Gem
Publisher
Adam Tow
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Meet the "Chinese Joan of Arc,"Qiu Jin (秋瑾) (1875-1907), a radical women’s rights activist who defied tradition to become the leader of a revolutionary army. Qiu Jin boldly challenged traditional gender roles and demanded equal rights and opportunities for women. She was the first woman to lead an armed uprising against the corrupt Qing Dynasty, for which she was arrested and executed. She became the first female martyr for China’s 1911 Revolution...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Continue your study of the Mauryan Empire with Chandragupta’s grandson, Emperor Ashoka, who even today is likely the most famous individual from ancient India. After consolidating his territory in a vicious war, Ashoka became a Buddhist and a model benevolent ruler.
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