Civilisation Britannique : l'Histoire sociale et politique britannique 1945 - 1990

Code Cours
1920-FLSH-LCE-EN-3015
Langue d'enseignement
Français, Anglais
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Responsable(s)
Suzanne Bray
Période

Présentation

Objectifs

Ce cours permet d’obtenir une bonne connaissance de l’histoire du Royaume Uni de 1945 à 1990. Les étudiants apprendront à rediger une dissertation historique et un dossier de recherche sur un sujet historique ou politique.


Présentation

Course program :


Domestic Politics and Social Issues in Great Britain 1945 – 1991



  • Preparing for peace / Reconstruction



    - Nationalisation / Centralisation


    - The beginnings of the Welfare State


    - Re-etablishment of political identities (end of coalition, persistence of two-party system, decline of liberals / establishment and death of SDP)



    • Economic questions



      - J.M. Keynes & Co


      - Sterling party / deflation / devaluation


      - From rationing to the affluent society and back to austerity


      - The growth of an underclass



      • Industrial relations



        - The role of the TUC and its relationship with the Labour Party


        - Cooperation to conflict to decline of the unions


        - Questions of unemployment


        - Trade Unions



        • The Arts



          - The beginnings of a government cultural policy


          - The swinging sixties and birth of pop music


          - Creation of teen culture


          - Culture & the regions / minorities



          • The decline of established religion and liberalisation of public morals



            - Britain as a pluralistic society


            - The “Honest to God” debate / rise of evangelicalism


            - The media / scandal / the invasion of privacy


            - Homosexuality / abortion / censorship, etc.


            Modalités

            Évaluation

            Ressources

            Bibliographie

            || BIBLIOGRAPHY :|| D. THOMSON – <i>England in the Twentieth Century</i> – Penguin|| K.O. MORGAN – <i>The People’s Peace</i> – Oxford University Press|| A. CAIRNCROSS – <i>The British Economy since 1945</i> – Oxford University Press|| M. SMITH – <i>British Foreign Policy: Tradition, Change &amp; Transformation</i>