Module Identifier HY39820  
Module Title GREAT BRITAIN & THE US:1850 TO THE PRESENT:COMPARATIVE HIST  
Academic Year 2006/2007  
Co-ordinator Professor William D Rubinstein  
Semester Semester 1  
Mutually Exclusive HY38430  
Course delivery Lecture   18 x 1 hour lectures  
  Seminars / Tutorials   10 x 1 hour seminars  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  70%
Semester Assessment 1 X 2,500 WORD ESSAY  30%

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.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6