Collapse [videorecording] / produced by Far West Film Co. in association with National Geographic Television

Published:: [Washington, D.C.?] : National Geographic Channel, [2010]
Universal City, California : Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment.
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Dockstader, Noel, Kanaly, Quinn, Goldie, Rob, Kerr, Ian, Linstrom, David, Eagleton, Steve, Rife, Christopher, Diamond, Jared M., National Geographic Television & Film, National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), and Far West Film Company

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Language Note:

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. A critical juncture -- 3. Studying the Anasazi's -- 4. The end of Phoenix -- 5. California's future -- 6. The pace of progress -- 7. An unpaid price -- 8. Our race against time -- 9. A new lead in our collapse -- 10. Present day end game -- 11. Conclusion.

Summary:

Over the 20th and 21st centuries, the rise of this civilization has seemed unstoppable. But could modern, industrialized civilization fall apart? Three hundred years from now, will scientists find evidence that this civilization followed a recipe for disaster like that of the Maya or the Romans? Imagine it has already happened. National Geographic reveals a look into the future to descendants in the year 2210 as they set out on a scientific expedition to figure out what happened.

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ISBN:

9781426340215
1426340214

Related Titles:

Treasure seekers: lost cities of the Inca

Audience Notes:

Not rated.

Note:

Based on the book by Jared Diamond.
Bonus program: Treasure seekers: lost cities of the Inca.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Producer/director/writer, Noel Dockstader ; producer/writer, Quinn Kanaly ; directors of photography, Rob Goldie, Ian Kerr, David Linstrom ; editor, Steve Eagleton ; original music, Christopher Rife.

Participant/Performer Note:

Narrator, Jamie Effros.

Data/Place of Event:

Originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel.

Technical Details:

DVD ; region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen presentation.

Source of Acquisition:

Shenango Valley copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2010.

Endowment Note:

Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)

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