HST 956 - The British Empire Since 1783

3 Credit(s) This course is an introduction to the British Empire since 1783. It focuses on what historians have called the ‘Second British Empire,” a period after 1783 marked by unprecedented expansion and a transition from older empire of the Atlantic world to the new colonies in Asia and Africa. The course considers major themes and historical debates relevant to the empire’s expansion in Asia and Africa throughout the nineteenth century and its eventual dissolution in the twentieth century. No prerequisites. Three lecture hours per week.