Reading and Resources
The module readings are available through the University's library, with all of the required readings for weekly seminars being available to access online.
All readings, including suggested further readings and sources, can be found on the
Featuring key themes that we will cover over the course of the module, some texts you might like to familiarise yourself with before the module begins:
- Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire (London, 2018).
Other important general texts that will prove useful across the whole year:
For the latest articles on the subject:
Look at recent issues of journals such as the , and .
For a comprehensive list of essays, articles and books on any topic in modern British history, search via the electronic Bibliography of British and Irish History ().
For primary sources, some places to begin looking include:
- The library holds several searchable electronic databases of primary sources that will prove helpful, such as and .
- The Modern Records CentreLink opens in a new window, which is attached to the library, is one of the main archives in the country for the history of twentieth-century Britain. It holds original material that could provide the basis for important original research relating to the module and welcomes student researchers. The is readily searchable, and contains many things available to access online. The MRC website also has a special page devoted to sources that may be helpful for this moduleLink opens in a new window, and you will also find useful material on its pages for other Warwick History modulesLink opens in a new window.
