HIEU 2112
Disunited Kingdom: Britain from 1688 to the Present
Course Description
Disciplines
Cultures & Societies of the World, Historical Perspectives
This course surveys the history of modern Britain from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the resurgent nationalisms of the present. Themes include the state-building, overseas expansion, and widening inequality of the Georgian years; the industrialization, urbanization, and increasingly assertive imperialism of the Victorian era; and the problems of war, decolonization, and decline in the twentieth century.