The Peculiar Modernity of Britain,Fall 2011
UC Berkeley,, Spring 2013 , Prof. James Vernon
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
UC Berkeley,, Spring 2013 , Prof. James Vernon
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
1848-2000 - For many years, Britain was seen as the crucible of the modern world. This small, cold, and wet island was thought to have been the first to develop representative democracy, an industrial economy, rapid transport, mass cities, mass communication and mass culture, and, of course, an empire upon which the sun famously never set. And yet, despite this precocious modernity, imperial Britain remained a deeply traditional society unable to rid itself of ancient institutions like the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the established church. The focus of the course is on how this combination of the old and the new produced a broadly liberal set of mentalities through which Britons came to understand and manage the great transformations of modern life, both at home and across the empire
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The Peculiar Modernity of Britain, 1848-2000
Sam
Sep 12, 2018
Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.
Dembe
March 29, 2019
Great course. Thank you very much.