HIST 673 - 20th-Century Britain: The Age of Decline

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An examination of the causes and consequences of Britain’s descent from its position as the world’s preeminent economic and imperial power in the 19th century to its present-day status as the Sick Woman of Europe. Particular attention will be paid to the contemporary debates around the various dimensions of this decline, the succession of counter-strategies adopted or canvassed to halt or reverse the process, the impact of the two world wars and the evolution of domestic social and economic policy.