Module Details
| Module Code: |
HIST H8003 |
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Full Title:
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European Imperialism 1870-1970
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| Valid From:: |
Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 ) |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Module Owner:: |
Annaleigh Margey
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| Module Description: |
At the end of the nineteenth century, a new wave of European imperialism had begun. Motivated by both a scramble for Africa and colonisation in Asia, European countries including Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, all began expanding their empires further into new territories. This imperial expansion had both effects on the colonisers and the colonised, as they experienced new peoples, new cultures, new beliefs and new commodities in, and from, relatively unknown lands. While the late nineteenth century heralded the beginning of these colonies, the first and second world wars heralded the end, as following their participation in these wars, many colonies began to agitate for, and actively seek, independence.
This course will explore this nineteenth century scramble for imperial expansion and the subsequent decolonisation of these overseas colonies by their respective colonisers in the twentieth centuries. The course will begin with a look back at the early colonial endeavours of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, before focusing on the second wave of expansion itself. This will take a broad geographical and thematic approach, focusing on both Africa and Asia, as the two primary zones of imperialism at this time. The impact of empire on both the coloniser and colonised will be focused upon, before an exploration of the role of these colonised countries in the two world wars is discussed. The second half of the course will deal with the process of decolonisation, before focus falls on the legacy of empire in Europe and the colonies.
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| Module Learning Outcome |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Module Learning Outcome Description |
| MLO1 |
Debate the main events in the history of modern European imperialism in Africa and Asia |
| MLO2 |
Interpret the role of imperial rivalry in European wars |
| MLO3 |
Analyse the rapid decline in imperialism and in empire |
| MLO4 |
Discuss critically the debates on imperialism and cross-cultural exchange. |
| MLO5 |
Compare African and Asian imperial encounters. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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| No recommendations listed |
| Module Indicative Content |
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Beginning Imperialism
• Imperial Theory • European overseas expansion, 1492 – 1815 • Imperial Stagnation, 1815-1870 • Theatres of Empire: Expanding a European World
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The Scramble for Territory
• The Scramble for Africa • Asia and the Pacific
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Cultural Impacts
• Cultural impact and exchange • Ornamentalism
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War and Empire
• The Impact of War • Beginning Decolonisation • Cold War context of decolonisation
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Decolonisation and Empire
• Decolonisation in Asia • Decolonisation of Africa
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Module Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 30.00% |
| Final Examination | 70.00% |
| Module Special Regulation |
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AssessmentsFull-time
Part-time
| Reassessment Requirement |
A repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full-time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Tutorial |
Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
1.00 |
1 |
| Directed Reading |
Non Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent Study |
Non Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
9.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part-time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Directed Reading |
Non Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Independent Study |
Non Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
9.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
2.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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H.L. Wesseling. (2004), The European colonial empires, 1815-1919, Longman, London.
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Martin Thomas, Bob Moore and L.J. Butler. (2008), Crises of empire: decolonisation and Europe’s imperial states, 1918-1975, Bloomsbury Academic, London.
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Robin Butlin. (2009), Geographies of empire: European empires and colonies, c.1880-1960, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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Alice A Conklin & Ian C. Fletcher. (2004), European Imperialism, 1830-1930, Longman, London.
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Gary Thorn. (2001), End of empires: European decolonisation, 1919-80, Hodder, Oxford.
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Philip D. Curtin. (2002), The World and the West: the European challenge and the overseas response, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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