HIS 236 - Modern Britain and the Empire

4 credits (Fall or Spring)

This course examines the expansion and contraction of the British world order in the 19th and 20th centuries, and considers how modern British political institutions, social and economic structures, and cultural identities developed in a global context. Special attention will be given to the evolving relationships between power and protest, and between metropole and colony.

Prerequisite: HIS 100 or second-year standing.
Note: Plus-2 option available. Not offered every year.
Instructor: Prevost