Video duration: 3271 seconds
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Harry Kreisler welcomes Studs Terkel, prize-winning author and radio broadcast personality, on this edition of Conversations with History. Series: "Conversations with History" [2/2004] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 8371]
Video duration: 3415 seconds
Global video hits: 10577
"What Terrorists Want"
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Louise Richardson, Executive Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for a discussion of how to understand terrorism and contain the threat.
Video duration: 3257 seconds
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Distinguished geographer David Harvey joins host Harry Kreisler for a discussion of how the analytic tools of geography and Marxism can contribute to our understanding of the new imperialism. Series: "Conversations with History" [10/2004] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 8800]
Video duration: 3662 seconds
Global video hits: 14202
"Domestic Politics and International Relations"
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professors John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Steve Walt of Harvard University for a discussion of how domestic politics influences the making of U.S. policy on the Middle East.
Video duration: 3286 seconds
Global video hits: 29011
Day of Empire
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Yale Law Professor Amy Chua for a discussion of the rise and fall of hyperpowers. Drawing on comparative historical case studies, Chua provide a unique perspective on the importance of tolerance in the ascent to power and the emergence of intolerance in the period of decline.
Video duration: 3499 seconds
Global video hits: 7562
Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, discusses his experiences covering Middle East wars for the last 30 thirty years. Series: "Conversations with History" [2/2007] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12185]
Video duration: 3490 seconds
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On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler talks with writer Christopher Hitchens. They talk about writing, dissent, and the challenge of taking on cultural icons. Series: "Conversations with History" [8/2002] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6725]
Video duration: 3368 seconds
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Psychologist Paul Ekman joins Harry Kreisler to talk about his scientific work on the human face. They discuss what is now known about the role of the face in human emotions and the implications of these insights for human communication, self understanding and national security. Series: "Conversations with History" [4/2004] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 8637]
Video duration: 3365 seconds
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Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes philosopher Martha Nussbaum for a discussion of women and human development, religious freedom, and liberal education. Series: "Conversations with History" [11/2006] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11984]
Video duration: 3547 seconds
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On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler talks with renowned political scientist Kenneth N. Waltz, about theory, international politics, and the U.S. role in world affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [6/2003] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7386]