Brief description
This survey module will introduce students to major issues and debates surrounding the social and economic history of Britain since 1800. Four key themes have been selected in order to give a balanced view of some of the principal developemnts during the period. These themes - elites, working classes, leaisure and society, and gender - are in many ways complementary and will combine to map the contours of change, its origins and effects. Students will also gain an understanding of the various methodologies employed in social and economic history, and the ways in which these have evolved.