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History 333 |
This course is a general survey of British history from the 18th century to the present. Major course themes include industrialism, the culture and politics of class, the growth of the British Empire, the World Wars and the decline of Britain as a world power.
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| Week 1 | Introduction: The British Isles in 1715 |
| Week 2 | German Georges and Georgian Society
text Chs 17, 19 |
| Week 3 | Radicalism and Rebellion
text Ch 20 |
| Week 4 | Industrial Society
text Ch 19, "North and South |
| Week 5 | MiddleClass Culture, WorkingClass Culture
text Chs 22, 23 (Paper 1 Due) |
| Week 6 | Victorianism
text Ch 24, "Love in the Time of Victoria |
| Week 7 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 8 | Empire and Imperialism
text Ch 25 |
| Week 9 | The Limits of Liberalism
text Ch 26, "Pygmalion |
| Week 10 | The Great War and the Great Depression
text Chs 27, 28 |
| Week 11 | Their Finest Hour
text Ch 29 |
| Week 12 | England's Decline
text Ch 30 |
| Week 13 | Troubled Times
text Ch 31, "Nice Work (Paper 2 Due) |