Western Civilization: A Critical Guide to Documentary Films - Hardcover

Neil Heyman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313284385 ISBN 13: 9780313284380

Publisher: Greenwood (UK), 1995

Synopsis

Offering critical reviews of over 170 widely available documentaries, this book provides a unique guide for instructors teaching the History of Western Civilization and specialized European history courses. Coverage is from ancient times to the post World War II era. Selecting films that instructors would be likely to consider using, Heyman provides lengthy critical evaluations. Each evaluation includes a brief summary, a letter grade from A to D, a discussion of the film's technique, a consideration of its organization, and in most instances, a specific statement of its strong and weak points.

Many evaluations include specific indications of how a film can be integrated into a course on Western Civilization. Information is also provided on length, release dates, and where films can be obtained. Arranged chronologically, chapters cover films on major time periods or topics such as the Renaissance or Fascism and Nazism, enabling instructors to choose films that will illustrate specific teaching topics in European history.

About this title

About the Author

NEIL M. HEYMAN is professor of history at San Diego State University. His previous books include the Biographical Dictionary of World War I (Greenwood 1982), and Russian History (1993).

From the Back Cover

Since January 28, 1975, Eduard "Billy" Meier has been at the center of an intense international controversy both within the UFO community of supporters and between believers and skeptics. Meier contends that he is in direct personal contact with aliens from the star cluster Pleiades. He even claims to have flown aboard the Pleiadian spacecraft with his alien contact, "Semjase", visiting other worlds. To support these amazing claims, he has produced thousands of pages of "contact notes" along with photographs, film footage, and Pleiadian rock and metal samples. The aliens allegedly contact Meier at a commune in Switzerland called the Semjase Silver Star Center, which in many ways resembles a religious cult with Meier as its leader. To help substantiate Meier's claims, his American supporters have subjected his photographs and samples to laboratory testing, touting the results as positive proof of Meier's honesty. Intrigued by this tantalizing story, renowned UFO researcher Kal K. Korff conducted his own in-depth investigation. Korff traveled to Switzerland, where he went undercover inside the Meier camp. The result is Spaceships of the Pleiades, a fascinating account of the most documented UFO case of all time, a work that includes many previously unpublished Meier photographs and evidence long suppressed by Meier and his supporters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood (UK)
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313284385
• ISBN 13: 9780313284380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264