Tekstsamlinger og l?reb?ker
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 1. og 2. bind, 7. utg., 2000.
John Oakland: British Civilization: An Introduction , 5. utg., London, 2002.
John Oakland: Contemporary Britain: A Survey with Texts , 2001.
ENG1505 British Civilisation Texts (tekstsamling av fotokopiert materiale, f?s kj?pt p? kopiutsalget i Akademika).
Enten
Jeremy Black: A History of the British Isles , 1997.
eller
Christopher Hibbert: The Story of England, 1992.
(Undervisningen vil bli lagt opp etter Jeremy Black: A History of the British Isles)
Oakland, British Civilization: An Introduction og Hibbert/Black leses i sin helhet. Fra samlingen Contemporary Britain leses et utvalg tekster som vil bli spesifisert.
Fra Norton-antologien:
Vol. I:
- Introduksjons- og oversiktsavsnittene ss. 469-485, 1209-1225 og 2045-2053.
- Queen Elizabeth I, "Speech to the Troops at Tilbury"
- Samuel Pepys, Diary: "The Great Fire"
- Richard Steele, "The Spectator's Club"
- Joseph Addison, "Sir Roger de Coverley at Church"
- Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language: "Preface"
Vol. II:
- Introduksjonsavsnittene ss. 1-6 og 1043-1057
- Victorian Issues: "Industrialism" og "The Woman Question"
Fra tekstsamlingen 'ENG1505 British Civilisation Texts':
- Joseph Addison, "The Royal Exchange"
- Alle tekstene i avsnittene "Scotland and Wales", "The Two World Wars" og "Education"
De ?vrige tekstene i ENG1505 British Civilisation Texts leses kurosorisk.
Fotokopiert materiale (utdeles):
- John Evelyn, Diary 2-16 September 1666
Bakgrunnslitteratur
- Christopher Haigh (red.), The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland (paperback-utg. 1990). Spesielt kap. 5, 6 og 7.
- The Pelican History of England, spesielt bind 8 og 9.
- Britiske dags- og s?ndagsaviser (studentene b?r lese minst én hver uke):The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph
Til supplering og oppslag
- Robert Blake, The English World (1982).
- Vernon Bogdanor, Devolution in the United Kingdom (2001).
- Asa Briggs, A Social History of England (1983).
- Linda Colley, Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837 (1992).
- Robert Garner and R.N. Kelly, British Political Parties Today (1993).
- Bamber Gascoigne, Encyclopedia of Britain The A-Z of Britain's Past and Present (1993).
- Michael Leapman, Treacherous Estate: The Press after Fleet Street (1992).
- John Oakland, A Dictionary of British Institutions: A Student Guide (1993).
- Martin Pugh, Britain since 1789: A Concise History (1999).
- Anthony Sampson, Anatomy of Britain (1962).
- Anthony Sampson, Anatomy of Britain Today (1965).
- Anthony Sampson; The New Anatomy of Britain (1971).
- Norman Wilding and Philip Laundy, An Encyclop?dia of Parliament (1972).
- The_ Times _London Atlas
- Britain: The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom
- Whitaker's Almanack