Civilisation - Episode 13: Heroic Materialism

BBC, Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon, Kenneth Clark (presenter)

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Title: Civilisation - Episode 13: Heroic Materialism
Producer: BBC, Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon, Kenneth Clark (presenter)
Category: History, Civilisation
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Added: Jan 24th 2011
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Clark concludes the series with his discussion of materialism and humanitarianism  of the past century. This takes us from the industrial landscape of nineteenth century England to the skyscrapers of twentieth century New York. The achievements of the engineers and scientists - such as Brunel and Rutherford - having been matched by the great reformers like Wilberforce and Shaftsbury.

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