Format:
Video disc
Title:
World heritage sites : exploring the world's greatest places
Other title(s):
World heritage sites
Exploring the world's greatest places
ISBN:
9781644652008
Publication:
Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses, [2021]
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (approximately 709 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 27 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 19 cm).
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Title from container.
"Course no. 80000."
Closed-captioned in English.
Contains 24 lectures; each lecture is approximately 30 minutes.
Contents:
disc 1. Paleolithic cave art of Spain and France ; The Taj Mahal of Agra ; Australia's Great barrier Reef ; The Mogao Grottoes and manuscripts ; Persepolis, the great persian Capital ; Easter Island and the Moai -- disc 2. Canada's Rocky Mountains ; Teotihuacan, largest city of Mesoamerica ; Samarkand, crossroads of Central Asia ; Ancient Egyptian Thebes ; The Forbidden City of Beijing ; Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan -- disc 3. Timbuktu, Islam's center by the Sahara ; The ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum ; Virunga National park, Gorilla Sanctuary ; Angkor Wat, the great Khmer temple ; Earliest China: Yinxu and the Oracle bones ; The Inca estate of Machu Picchu -- disc 4: Iceland's Great Assembly at Thingvellir ; Afghanistan's lost Bamiyan buddhas ; The Acropolis of Athens ; Tibet's Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple ; Palmyra, oasis in the Syrian Desert ; The Redwood Forests of California.
Summary:
Justin M. Jacobs, Associate Professor of History at American University, presents a series of lectures on 24 of the more than 1000 UNESCO-designated sites embodying the marvels of human culture such as the Taj Mahal of Agra and the Forbidden City of Beijing as well as natural wonders, such as Australia's Great Barrier Reef and California's Redwood Forests.
"Since 1972, UNESCO has designated World Heritage Sites across the globe, marking locations of outstanding value to humanity. This course tours 24 of the foremost UNESCO sites, highlighting marvels of human culture, such as India's Taj Mahal, Egypt's Thebes, and Uzbekistan's Samarkand, plus natural wonders of our planet, such as the Great Barrier Reef, Japan's Mount Fuji, and Africa's Virunga National Park."
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