World
The modern world cannot be studied without examining the course, impact and legacy of two world wars, the resources in this section set out to look at both the First and Second World Wars in their global context. The section also includes the Cold War and its impact in Latin America, South-East Asia and parts of Africa. This period also sees the rise and fall of European imperialism and the changing nature of global politics and economics as technology brings different stories from so many parts of the world directly to us. Read more
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Out and about in Zanzibar
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Personality & Power: The individual's role in the history of twentieth-century Europe
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Photography in Korea, The Hermit Kingdom
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Polychronicon 164: The End of the Cold War
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Populism, Progressivism and Trumpism
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President Barack Obama and the State of the Union Address
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Pressure and Persuasion Canadian agents and Scottish emigration, c. 1870- c. 1930
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Radiating the Revolution: Agitation in the Russian Civil War 1917-21
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Real Lives: Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954)
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Real Lives: Colonel James Skinner
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Real Lives: Maharaja’s German: Anthony Pohlmann in India
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Real Lives: Maria Rye’s emigration home for destitute little girls
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Real Lives: Robert and Thomas Gayer-Anderson
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Real Lives: Tahereh (Tāhirih)
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Real Lives: The Reverend John Chilembwe
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Real Lives: The Russian hermit of Cornwall’s caves
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Recorded Webinar: India and the Second World War
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Recorded Webinar: Resisting Reagan
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Recorded Webinar: ‘Drawing the Line’: the 1947 Partition of India
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Recorded webinar: History, Politics and Journalism
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