The American revolution

United States, 1989

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Episode of Series “The Western tradition”.
This absorbing series is a survey of 2,000 years of Western civilisation illustrated by paintings, sculpture and other records from the past, compiled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Historian Eugen Weber looks at the American revolution and how British colonists created a society that tested Enlightenment ideas and resisted restrictions imposed by England.

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Credits

director

Carol Greenwald

production company

Metropolitan Museum of Art

WGBH Educational Foundation

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

The Western tradition

Group of items

The Western tradition

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306206

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society

History → Civilization - History

History → History

History → North America - History

History → United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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