Class Schedule
Week 6 (February 24-March 2)
Monday,
February 25: The
Madness of King George
Movie Essay due
Topic of Discussion:
Industrialization and
the Communications Revolution
Readings:
Arnstein, pp. 19-31
Willcox and Arnstein,
pp. 186-206
Wednesday,
February 27
Topic of Discussion:
The Consequences of
Industrialization
Readings:
James Wilson, "The
First Half of the Ninteenth Century: Progress of the Nation and the Race"
(1851)
Samuel Smiles, "Men
of Business" from Self-Help (1859)
Friedrich Engels, The
Condition of the Working Classes in England (1844)
George Sturt, "Prices"
from The Wheelwright's Shop (1923)
Evidence Given before
the Sadler Committee on Child Labour (1832)
Friday,
March 1
Topic of Discussion:
The Many Faces of British
Liberalism
Readings:
Excerpt from John Stuart
Mill, On Liberty
Willcox and Arnstein,
pp. 299-325
Food
for Thought for Week 6
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by Hugh Dubrulle, 2002
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