HIST 4150 - Modern London 1800-2000

Meets with HIST 6150. Investigates the rise of London as a cosmopolitan urban centre in the 19th and 20th centuries. Explores the city as a dynamic residential, commercial, and tourist space and examines the way London became divided along class, gender, and ethnic lines. Investigates themes such as crime and policing, shopping and entertainment, imperial tourism, and development of street-based youth culture.