Harvest of empire /
This documentary exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. From the territorial expansionist policies that decimated the young economies of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba, to the covert operations that imposed...
| Uniform Title: | Harvest of empire (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Soundtrack in English and Spanish, with subtitles in English. |
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[Montréal, Québec] :
Onyx Films,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street) |
| Summary: | This documentary exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. From the territorial expansionist policies that decimated the young economies of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba, to the covert operations that imposed oppressive military regimes in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, Harvest of Empire provides an unflinching look at the origins of the growing Latino presence in the United States the role that U.S. economic and military interests played in triggering an unprecedented wave of migration. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the book "Harvest of emipire" by Juan González. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (93 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Playing Time: | 01:32:45 |
| Production Credits: | Principal photography, James M. Felter; editor, Catherine Shields; music, Lenny Williams, Chris Biondo. |