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Britain, Empire and the Making of a Globalized World, 1688-1914 - MHIS217
Over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Britain transformed the world. Beginning with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 that assured Protestant Ascendancy, this period saw the rise of Britain from a relatively weak position on the margins of Europe to the centre of the largest and most influential empire in the modern world. This unit will consider how the British World functioned as a globalising carrier of modernity in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It will analyse the theme of 'freedom versus slavery' as a key to 'Britishness'; of changing ideas of political success during the transfer to a capitalist economy; of the increasing complexity of race, gender, and class within imperial relations; and of the nature of colonial resistance in its various indigenous, nationalist, and postmodern forms. This unit will appeal especially to students of European history and postcolonial studies.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S2 External - Session 2, External |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Kate Fullagar |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units) |
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| NCCW(s): | HIST217 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Faculty of Arts |
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