The Fight for democracy

United States, 1992

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Episode number 8 of Series “The Pacific century”.
This program uses the recent history of South Korea to look at the way economic success in South East Asia is leading to greater democracy. A union member, a journalist, a women’s rights activist and a successful businessman are four characters in a powerful, emotional story of people demanding a greater stake and a say in the way their nation is run. A study guide and faculty manual are available to accompany this series.

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Credits

producer

Carl Byker

production company

Jigsaw Productions

Nihon Hoso Kyokai

PBI Productions

Teleac Holland

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1992

Appears in

The Pacific century

Group of items

The Pacific century

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325342

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Korea (South)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → History

Places → Korea (South)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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