HIST 2350 - Politics and Society in Modern Britain

Hours: 4
The course examines the political, social, and international history of Britain from the Industrial Revolution to the present. It explores the development of parliamentary democracy, the emergence of modern class structures, the growth and decline of the British Empire, and the nature and influence of Britain’s experience of two world wars. It traces the movement for Irish independence and examines the conflict in Northern Ireland to the present. It charts the fate of social reform after the Second World War and the evolution of conservative, liberal, and radical traditions in politics and culture into the post-industrial era.

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HIST 2350 - Politics and Society in Modern Britain