HIA215 Problems of Democracy and Eduard Beneš

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Libor Vykoupil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 M22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Specializace magisterského studia: Dějiny 19. a 20. století
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Class-leavers will be able to describe international status of Czechoslovak republic, to characterize part of Edward Beneš in the creation of an independent Czechoslovak state and his role as the long-term definitive creator of Czechoslovak foreign policy, to review his growing importance in domestic politics, his role during the period when the country and all of Europe were threatened by Fascism, and his part in the re-establishment of Czechoslovak independence between 1939 and 1945. Class-leavers will be able to analyze Edward Beneš
Syllabus
  • Edvard Beneš - political Biography
  • Youth of politician
  • Studies
  • First exile 1915-1919
  • Home politics
  • Foreign policy
  • Fight for Presidency
  • Munich Agreement of 1938
  • Second exile 1938-1945
  • Communist coup d'état in 1948
Literature
  • BENEŠ, Edvard. Paměti : od Mnichova k nové válce a k novému vítězství [Beneš, 1948]. Praha: Orbis, 1948. info
  • BENEŠ, Edvard. Demokracie dnes a zítra. 6. vyd. Praha: Čin, 1948, 311 s. info
  • HAVLÍČEK, František. Eduard Beneš :člověk, sociolog, politik. Praha: Prospektrum, 1991, 191 s. ISBN 80-85431-20-3. info
  • HITCHCOCK, Edward Bering. Zasvětil jsem život míru : životopis Edvarda Beneše. Translated by Zdenka Wattersonová. 2. vyd. Praha: Jaroslav Podroužek, 1947, 341 s. URL info
  • TÁBORSKÝ, Eduard. Prezident Beneš mezi Západem a Východem. Translated by Petr Valenta. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1993, 327 s. ISBN 8020403655. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion,reading
Assessment methods
final work (essay)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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