History
Spring 2012
The course at a glance:
Europe of the Ancien Regime (1688-1789)
DAYSCHOOL: Great British Women
Britain in the 1950s
We consider Britain in the 195Os especially questions of social, political, cultural and economic change. We will examine Britain's role in the emergence of the Cold War, women's experiences of war and post-war social roles and intellectual trends. Britain's retreat from Empire and responses to the development of the Common Market are also explored. The course is illustrated with clips from newsreels, documentary and feature films.
Date: Tuesdays Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm.
10 sessions, starting 10th January 2012.
Venue:
Friends Meeting House
6 Mount Street,
Manchester
M2 5NS.
| Price | Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£80 |
n/a |
8 |
20 |
Send booking to:
Alan Sennett
Flat 5, 36 Oak Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3DA
email: a.sennett@open.ac.uk Tel: 0161 4380309
The Vietnam War
An eight week course examining the consequences of the American intervention in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975 and its impact on SE Asia.
1) Eisenhower and Containment in SE Asia 1954-1960.
2) Kennedy and Vietnam 1960-1963
3) Secret War in Thailand and Laos 1962-1975
4) Johnson’s War - Vietnam 1964-1967
5) Turning Point - The Tet Offensive 1968
6) The Anti-War Movement 1969-1973
7) The Nixon-Mao Accord 1972-1973
8) The American Withdrawal 1973-1975
Tea and coffee are provided N. b. Parking is available
Day: Tuesdays Time: 1.30-3.30pm
8 sessions, starting 17 January - 6 March 2011
Venue:
Emmanuel Church,
Barlow Moor Road,
Didsbury
M20 6TR
(near the junction with Wilmslow Road)
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£40 |
n/a |
6 |
21 |
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
Please contact Martin R. Jervis on 01204-559-880
or at mj6@bolton.ac.uk
Please be aware that places are limited
Book early to avoid disappointment
NB: I am also proposing to run this course at Bolton during the same period but must have a minimum of 10 attending.
Europe of the Ancien Regime
(1688-1789)
Andrew Jones, Martin Jervis, Chris Makepeace, Alan Sennett,
1 1688- The Glorious Revolution (MJ)
2 Louis XIV and France (AJ)
3 Russia : Peter the Great (MJ)
4 Frederick the Great and Prussia (AJ)
5 Britain: Foundations of Empire (AS)
6 The Enlightenment (AJ)
7 Russia: From Peter to Catherine (MJ)
8 Origins of the French Revolution (MJ)
Day: Wednesday Time: 1.30-3.30 pm
8 sessions, starting January 18 - March 7, 2012
Venue:
Emmanuel Church,
Barlow Moor Road,
Didsbury
M20 6TR
(near the junction with Wilmslow Road)
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£40 |
n/a |
6 |
21 |
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
Please Contact Andrew Jones 0161 491 2874
Please be aware that places are limited
Book early to avoid disappointment
DAY-SCHOOL:
Great British Women
Andrew Jones, Martin Jervis, Chris Makepeace, Alan Sennett,
1 Gertrude Bell (AS)
2 Lydia Becker (CM)
3 George Eliot (CL)
4 Mary Seacole (MJ)
Saturday, 21st January 2012, Time: 10am - 3.30 pm
Venue:
Opportunities and Activities
Union Chapel,
2b Wellington Road,
Fallowfield, M14 6EQ
Price |
Concesssions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£25 |
n/a |
6 |
21 |
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
Please Contact Andrew Jones 0161 491 2874
Please be aware that places are limited
Book early to avoid disappointment