Arts, Sciences, and Engineering |
History |
Course Section Listing |
Course |
Course Title |
Term |
Credits |
Status |
COURSE_SECTION-3-181954 |
HIST 229-01 |
Great Britain and Ireland since 1800 |
Fall 2024 |
4.0 |
Open |
Schedule: |
Day |
Begin |
End |
Location |
Start Date |
End Date |
MW
|
900 AM
|
1015 AM
|
Bausch & Lomb Room 270
|
08/26/2024
|
12/18/2024
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Enrollment: |
Enrolled
17
|
Capacity
30
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Co-Located: |
HIST 229-01 (P), HIST 229W-01 |
Instructors: |
Stewart Weaver |
Delivery Mode: |
In-Person |
Description: |
This course is an introductory survey of the tragically intermingled histories of England and Ireland from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the present. Main topics include the effects of the Wars on England and Ireland; industrialization (and the lack thereof); class conflict in the 1830s and 40s; the Great Famine; the Irish emigration; Liberalism; Irish Nationalism and the IRA; the Depression; the two world wars, etc. Course consists of lectures, small-group discussions, and a few films. |
Offered: |
Fall Spring Summer |