Module Identifier HY38430  
Module Title GREAT BRITAIN & THE US:1850 TO THE PRESENT:COMPARATIVE HIST  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Professor William D Rubinstein  
Semester Semester 1  
Mutually Exclusive HY39820  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours Taught simultaneously with HY 39820  
  Seminars / Tutorials   9 Hours Seminar.  
Assessment Semester Exam   3 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Essay: 1 x 2,500 word essay and 1 x 4,000 word essay   40%  

Brief description

This module offers a comparative history of the politics, economic development , societies and cultures of the two largest English-speaking democracies since c. 1850. The module compares the history of both countries on a chronological basis, covering the late Victorian period; the 'Progressive/Liberal eras; the First World War and the 1920s; the Depression; the Second World War; the Cold War and contemporary eras. The module concludes by examining questions of comparative history.