Thumbnail Image
Publication

HIST 265-01, British Empire and Commonwealth, Fall 1998

Zastoupil, Lynn
Citations
Altmetric:
Contributor
Photographer
Author
Zastoupil, Lynn
Artist
Editor
Advisor
Keywords
History, Department of, Syllabus, Curriculum, Academic departments, Text, 1998 Fall
Local ID
Collections
Course Syllabi
Show all metadata
Files
Thumbnail Image
1998_fall_HIST_265-01_382651.pdf
Adobe PDF, 9.75 KB
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10267/3144
Abstract
This course will introduce students to some of the main historical developments in the British Empire and Commonwealth during the period 1713-1970. During this time Britain gained, and lost, an empire unrivaled in human history. It is the objective of this course to understand some of the main reasons for British imperial expansion in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the retreat from empire in the twentieth century. The impact of empire on British political, social and economic life will be considered, as will be the influence of British culture and institutions on the colonies. Imperial ideas, the growth of racial attitudes, and other intellectual issues and social problems associated with the empire will also be addressed. It is intended that students will leave the course with a firm understanding of the nature, extent, and importance of the British empire.
Description
This syllabus ws submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor