The world's first superpower from Empire to Commonwealth, 1901-present

Judd, Denis 1938- (Author).

Summary: This course will examine the development of the British Empire from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, via its greatest terretorial extent in 1919 to its eventual decline and end in the years after World War II, and its final transformation in the Commonwealth of independent nations.

Record details

ISBN: 9781449870720
Physical Description: electronic resource
access
remote
1 sound file (ca. 8 hr.) : digital.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] OneClick Digital, 2011, p2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from title screen (viewed March 3, 2011). "14 lectures."
Formatted Contents Note:	The Edwardian Empire, 1901-1914 -- Making the most of Empire, 1901-1914 -- The Empire and WWI, 1914-1919 -- The 1924 Wembley Empire Exhibition : Empire, trade, unity and disunity -- Indian nationalism and the British Raj, 1914-1939 -- Sexuality and the British Empire -- The Empire-Commonwealth and WWII -- The Labour Government of 1945-1951 and the Empire-Commonwealth -- "Winston's back!" : Churchill, the conservatives, and Empire 1951-1955 -- The Suez Crisis of 1956-1957 and the "Wind of change", 1957-1963 -- Labour back in power : The Wilson Government, 1964-1970 -- Embracing the Commonwealth and winding down the Empire, 1970-present.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by Denis Judd.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Downloadable applications available for access via iOS 4.0+ devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android 2.1+ devices.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager. System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA.