A history of the European working class [DVD video]

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Title:

Added Author:

Neumann, Stan, 1949- film director.

Lavilliers, Bernard, narrator.

Publication Date:

2020

Publication Information:

[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [2020]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

The working class played an essential part in European history. It has shaped revolutions and wars, powered progressive social movements, and helped fashion the conditions of our contemporary work life. Documentarian Stan Neumann tells this sensational and vital story in four remarkable episodes, depicting various and powerful workers' movements' struggles, defeats, victories, and the lasting legacies we all live with today. Whether it's universal suffrage or the five-day work week, our working lives and a great deal of our popular culture owe much to this history. Through the clever use of archival footage, animations and contemporary testimonies from leading historians, and philosophers, as well as modern day factory workers, this surprising and informative series weaves the threads of this important story and sheds new light on modern workers' movements today.

General Note:

Title from disc label.

Wide screen (1.78:1).

Performers:

Narrator, Bernard Lavilliers.

Contents:

The factory -- The barricades -- Chain time -- Time of destruction.

Technical Details:

DVD, all regions; wide screen (1.78:1); stereo.

Subject Term:

Working class -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.

Working class -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.