Module Identifier HYM3230  
Module Title POLITICS AND WAR: THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF BRITAIN 1939-45  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr Sian H Nicholas  
Semester Available all semesters  
Course delivery Seminars / Tutorials   16 Hours Seminar. (8 x 2 hours)  
Assessment Semester Assessment   Essay: 1 x 4,000 - 5,000 unassessed essay; 1 x 6,000 - 8,000 assessed essay    

Brief description

This module considers the development of British politics over the course of the Second World War. It studies the impact of war on political beliefs and on party loyalties, on attitudes to leadership, to dissent, and to the role of politics in ordinary life. In particular it investigates the apparent 'leftward shift' over the course of the war and assesses the significance of this shift.