POL234 Conflicts and World Politics I. (1914-1945)

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Tomáš Šmíd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:30 exP52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with the selected phenomenons of the world politics in the era of 1914-45, which usually are not a part of the mainstream in the study of politics in the 20th century. There will be introduced events from all main geographic areas, which were selected by the lecturers of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1) Opening lecture 2) The end of European domination in the world politics: 1914-45 3) Great Britain – from Imperium to Commonwealth 4) United States of America and its foreign policy between the World Wars 5) Civil war in Spain in the international context 6) So-called Armenian question 1915-1923 7) The birth of Near East 1914-1918 8) Mid-term test 9) Stalin policy in the U.S.S.R. in the thirties 10) Serbia during the World War II 11) Civil war in Russia 1917-1920 12) Eastern front in the World War II
Literature
  • GLENNY, Misha. Balkán, 1804-1999 : nacionalismus, válka a velmoci. Translated by Olga Kovářová - Martin Kovář. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: BB art, 2003, 547 s. ISBN 8072579762. info
  • JUDD, Denis. Impérium : britská imperiální zkušenost od roku 1765 do současnosti. Translated by Zdeněk Hron. 1. vyd. Praha: BB art, 1999, 507 s. ISBN 8072570463. info
  • PIPES, Richard. Dějiny ruské revoluce. Translated by Hana Gopaulová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 396 s. ISBN 8072030817. info
Assessment methods
The outcome ot this course will be an oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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