Journalist and author Ahmed Rashid joins UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler for a discussion about "The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam" on this episode of Conversations with History. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6569]

Author Benjamin Barber examines how globalism and tribalism are reshaping the world. In this talk at UCSD, he calls on the United States to be more flexible in developing policies that adapt to other countries rather than insisting that those countries conform to the U.S. vision of right and wrong. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6341]

Writer and educator Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, creator of the BBC's Millennium series and author of the accompanying book, shares his insights into the nature and complex history of human development. Series: "UCSD Guestbook" [Humanities] [Show ID: 5778]

UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler in conversation with Norman Podhoretz, whose 35 years as an author, literary critic and editor of Commentary magazine has had a profound influence on the ideas that have shaped public debate in the United States. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 4944]

UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler in conversation with Kenzaburo Oe who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994. Oe's art moves from the personal to the political, exploring how the individual, in confronting life's tragedies overcomes humiliation and shame to "get on with life," and in so doing, finds personal dignity and a renewed sense of his responsibility to his fellow man. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 4975]

Best-selling author Joseph Wambaugh recalls highlights of his career in this candid, hilarious interview with Dean Nelson of Point Loma Nazarene College. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 3012]