The Resource The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2, Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts, (electronic resource)
The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2, Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts, (electronic resource)
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The item The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2, Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lawrence Public Library.
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The item The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2, Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lawrence Public Library.
- Summary
- This astonishing documentary investigates how an advertising slogan invented by Madison Avenue executives in 1948 has come to define our most intimate and romantic rituals and ideals. The Diamond Empire, which sent shockwaves through the transnational diamond industry when it first appeared, systematically takes apart the myth that "diamonds are forever." It exposes how one white South African family, through a process of monopoly and fantasy, managed to exert control over the global flow of diamonds and change the very way we think about courtship, marriage, and love - an achievement all the more stunning given that diamonds are in fact neither scarce nor imperishable. Zeroing in on how "the diamond empire" managed to convert something valueless into one of the most coveted commodities in history, the film provides a riveting look at how marketing and consumer culture shape not only global trade and economics, but also our very identities. MEF is delighted to be able to make this powerful educational resource available to teachers once again
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 video file, 102 min.)
- Label
- The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2
- Title
- The Diamond Empire
- Title number
- Parts 1 and 2
- Statement of responsibility
- Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- Summary
- This astonishing documentary investigates how an advertising slogan invented by Madison Avenue executives in 1948 has come to define our most intimate and romantic rituals and ideals. The Diamond Empire, which sent shockwaves through the transnational diamond industry when it first appeared, systematically takes apart the myth that "diamonds are forever." It exposes how one white South African family, through a process of monopoly and fantasy, managed to exert control over the global flow of diamonds and change the very way we think about courtship, marriage, and love - an achievement all the more stunning given that diamonds are in fact neither scarce nor imperishable. Zeroing in on how "the diamond empire" managed to convert something valueless into one of the most coveted commodities in history, the film provides a riveting look at how marketing and consumer culture shape not only global trade and economics, but also our very identities. MEF is delighted to be able to make this powerful educational resource available to teachers once again
- Cataloging source
- MaNoMEF
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Date time place
- Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2004
- Intended audience
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- Grade 9+
- Higher education
- PerformerNote
- Narrator: Richard Denton
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Denton, Richard
- MacFadyen, Gavin
- Roberts, J. P. (Janine P.)
- Kanopy (Firm)
- Runtime
- 102
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Oppenheim family
- DeBeers Consolidated Mines
- eVideo
- Cartels
- Diamond industry and trade
- International trade
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2, Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
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- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- kan1081569
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 video file, 102 min.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- other
- Publisher number
- 1081569
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
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- other
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)897769701
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- The Diamond Empire, Parts 1 and 2, Australian Film Finance Corporation ; a BBC, WGBH/Frontline, ABC TV, Impact Media, InCA co-production ; original concept and development, Janine Roberts ; director, Gavin MacFadyen ; produced by Janine Roberts, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- kan1081569
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 video file, 102 min.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- other
- Publisher number
- 1081569
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)897769701
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Video recording format
- other
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