本课程将探讨英国如何应对政治危机, 社会, 以及20世纪的文化力量. Students will develop a deeper understanding of life in Britain today by examining such topics as changing perceptions about the role of the state; the decline of empire; the effect of two world wars; economic strategies; the development of multiculturalism; and the role of women, 重点讲述了上个世纪普通英国人的生活发生了怎样的变化.