Democracy

This is a companion film for use with the film “Despotism”. It gives a short abstract treatment of the meaning of the word, “democracy”, showing that two of the historical conditions essential for the existence of democracy are a balanced economic distribution and an enlightened population, which in turn produce two of the abstract characteristics of democracy - shared respect and shared power.

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Credits

producer

Harold Lasswell

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1945

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302211

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economics

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1945

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