HIST258

Revisiting Empire

15 points

Not offered 2017, offered in 2013

For further information see Humanities

Description

From colonisation to the end of empire, this course provides a critical understanding of the importance of imperialism in making the modern world. You will be introduced to the major debates in British World scholarship. Uncovering legacies of empire in the former Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa), topics include empire and memory; food, consumption and consumerism; economy and globalization; female imperialism; war and patriotism; and settler/indigenous contact zones.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

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