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World City: London Since 1960
University of Westminster - Arts, Business & Sciences Program
London, England
Dates: 6/17/17 - 7/8/17
World City: London Since 1960
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Westminster
Location: London, England
Primary Subject Area: History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 4HIST010X
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
DESCRIPTION
Post-war London; economic, social, cultural change since the 1960s; the London economy; local government from London County Council (LCC) to the Greater London Authority (GLA); housing, transport, crime, class and ethnicity. Field walks around central and other areas of London demonstrating material delivered in lectures.
The module aims to allow students to explore the development of modern London from the perspective of the main social science disciplines. It aims to provide an overview of the history of London from the 1960s and enables students to gain an understanding of the economic, cultural and socio-geographical factors which have made the modern metropolis. In addition, it aims to engage with the contemporary issues of crime, class, ethnicity, transport, housing and cultural life, and what is now truly a world city. London is, in effect, a Cosmopolis.
The module aims to allow students to explore the development of modern London from the perspective of the main social science disciplines. It aims to provide an overview of the history of London from the 1960s and enables students to gain an understanding of the economic, cultural and socio-geographical factors which have made the modern metropolis. In addition, it aims to engage with the contemporary issues of crime, class, ethnicity, transport, housing and cultural life, and what is now truly a world city. London is, in effect, a Cosmopolis.