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Politics (L200): The study of activities related to the institution of the state and the machinery of government or the method through which social conflict is expressed and attempts to resolve conflict are made.

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Document 1. Introduction

Introduction to Vides Volume 6 - 2018.

 
 
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Document A presentation of the contemporary human condition in Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach and William Holman Hunt’s Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) by Alexandra Mayson

More than just lyrically and visually pleasing icons of their age, ‘Dover Beach’ and ‘Our English Coasts’ also invoke the contemporary human...

Pre-raphaelite, Matthew Arnold, 19th century view
Document A question of tenure?

A discussion of owner-occupation and renting of housing

Houses & housing view
Document Bensalem’s Legal System by Francis Bacon (New Atlantis) and James I (True Law): Representations of God, kingship, knowledge and peace by Andres Font Galarza

This paper compares Bensalem's legal system in Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis with James I’s True Law tract. Whilst differing in form – fiction and...

Francis Bacon, Early modern, James I, Jacobean view
Image collection American Revolution Cartoon 1774

One of three contemporary caricatures (cartoons) shown here offering satirical insights into the American conflict.

In this print America...

American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Lord North, Britannia, 18th century, Intolerable acts, Boston view
Link British Women's History

Concentrates on British women's emancipation since the Renaissance, bringing together many primary sources and presenting essays, summaries and...

Gender, Women, Sufferage, History view
Link Hansard - UK parliamentary reports

Generated from information from Hansard, the Official Report of debates in UK Parliament. Users can explore Hansard itself, searching by volume,...

19th century, 20th century, Parliamentary history, Legislation, History view
Document Has housing divided the generations?

A paper discussing the way in which housing has become an issue of intergenerational justice

Houses & housing view
Document Nationalism: A Brief Exploration

A brief guide to Nationalism: some key themes and issues

nationalism, ideology, Politics view
Course The Gathering Storm? English Politics and Society 1924-51

This course looks at English social and political history in one of its most challenging...

British politics view
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