CHIST 3311 - Four Revolutions and the Making of Modern Britain

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Lesley University

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3 credits How four revolutions - religious, political, scientific, and economic - transformed England fromA feudal, insular country into A commercial, industrial, and colonial power in the centuries between the reigns of Elizabeth I (1558-1601) and Victoria (1838-1901). We will use Shakespeare, Dickens, and Marx, among others,as well as current scholarship, to seek the 'meaning' of modernization and the presence of its inherenttensions, e.g. country vs. city, monarchy vs. parliament, self-possession vs. class, gender and colonial identities, and 'little' England vs. 'greater' Engla nd. Prerequisite: CLITR 1100, OR one 1000- or 2000-level CHIST or CHUcourse, OR A 4 or 5 on the AP History test, OR permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.lesley.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 868-9600

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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