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THE EIGHTH SERIES OF LECTURES FROM THE MANCENT HISTORY AND LITERATURE TUTORS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE ONLINE CONFERENCE FACILITY ZOOM (HTTPS:\/\/ZOOM.US\/)<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesdays: 20th<\/sup> April \u2013 18th<\/sup> May 2021<\/h3>\n

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Session 1: Tuesday 20th<\/sup> April 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Infamy in the Eighteenth, fame in Nineteenth century<\/strong><\/p>\n

The York Buildings Water Company in Scotland.
\nAn 18th<\/sup> century investment scandal –\u00a0 Birgitta Hoffmann<\/p>\n

The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (A German Victory!) – Tim Cockitt<\/p>\n

Session 2: Tuesday 27th<\/sup> April 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Serious Thinkers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Hobbes: \u201cThe Monster of Malmesbury\u201d – Kevin Harrison<\/p>\n

Linnaeus and Pandora\u2019s Box – Bob Callow<\/p>\n

Session 3: Tuesday 4th<\/sup> May 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shanghai<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Britain and Shanghai, 1918-45\u00a0– Alan Sennett<\/p>\n

Empire of the Sun<\/em>: J. G. Ballard\u2019s autobiographical novel – Creina Mansfield<\/p>\n

Session 4: Tuesday 11th<\/sup> May 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Unification of Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Il Risorgimento – Andrew Jones<\/p>\n

Giuseppe Verdi – Steve Millward<\/p>\n

Session 5: Tuesday 18th<\/sup> May 1.30-3.30pm:
\n<\/strong>Insights into African History<\/strong><\/p>\n

The History of Kenya – Tim Cockitt<\/p>\n

Karl Mauch: The Discovery of Great Zimbabwe – Kevin Harrison<\/p>\n

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Wednesdays \u2013 21st<\/sup> April \u2013 19th<\/sup> May 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Session 1:\u00a0 Wednesday 21st <\/sup>April 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surviving Stalin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dmitri Shostakovich – Steve Millward<\/p>\n

The Noise of Time<\/em>, by Julian Barnes – Creina Mansfield<\/p>\n

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Session 2: Wednesday 28th<\/sup> April<\/strong> 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mao and Red China<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Mao and the Communist Revolution, 1949-1976 – Andrew Jones<\/p>\n

Mao and Nixon – Martin Jervis<\/p>\n

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Session 3: Wednesday 5th<\/sup> May 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collectors and Painters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hans Sloane, Chocolate and the British Museum – Bob Callow<\/p>\n

Meaning and interpretation: Dutch Painting of the Golden Age – Mike Milligan<\/p>\n

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Session 4: Wednesday 12th<\/sup> May 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>1950s Britain – Home and Abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>1950s Britain: It\u2019s history – Mike Milligan<\/p>\n

Iran 1953: Perfidious Albion – Alan Sennett<\/p>\n

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Session 5:<\/strong> Wednesday 19th<\/sup> May 1.30-3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

End of Empire<\/strong><\/p>\n

The end of Roman Dacia; or when 20th-century politics does archaeology – Birgitta Hoffmann<\/p>\n

The Handover of Hong Kong (1997) – Martin Jervis\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Booking<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are running this on the same basis as the previous series.\u00a0 If you are already on our mailing list there is no need for you to let us know, since we will just treat it as a continuation of the existing ZTP cour<\/p>\n

ZOOM CODES<\/strong><\/h5>\n

These are sent out the evening before each session (different codes for each individual session)\u00a0 Please\u00a0check your spam or junk mail<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0if you don\u2019t see them.<\/p>\n

Virtual Learning Platform:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0ZOOM<\/p>\n

Price per Session:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given the nature of these sessions and the medium of delivery we are happy if people want to pay by the week or for the session(s) they are interested in.\u00a0 Hence the flat charge of \u00a35 per session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a35<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Price for the Series:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTuesdays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a325<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Wednesdays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a325<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
PAYMENT DETAILS<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Here\u2019s the information you need for payment:<\/p>\n

For cheques:<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Kevin Harrison, [kevkev.harrison@hotmail.co.uk]
\n26 Grange Avenue, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, SK4 5HF<\/p>\n

For BACs:
\n<\/strong>Account name: Kevin Harrison
\nRoyal Bank of Scotland\u00a0 Sort Code: 16-21-17\u00a0 Account Number: 10172081<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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If you have not attended the previous ZTP series, then please email Alan Sennett:\u00a0a.sennett@open.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n