HIS 556 - THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1322-1879

College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course covers the rise, fall, and rise of the British empire from its extension into Scotland and Ireland till the beginning of the age of ‘New Imperialism,’ explaining the means by which Britain came to dominate one-third of the globe, and its impact on the many cultures, economics, and geopolitical entities of the third world. It will further discuss how those cultures transformed Britain itself.

Prereq: Prior experience in HIS 105 strongly recommended.