HIB0505II A History of Modern Britain II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vladimír Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Vladimír Černý, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 D31
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The two-semester course will focus on the development of Great Britain and its colonial empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. The second part focuses on the period from the First World War to the end of the Cameron coalition government in 2015. During the course, students will gain the ability to analyze main political, military, social and economical processes that affected the changes of the United Kingdom and its colonial empire. Students will also gain the opportunity to practise working with foreign literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. United Kingdom during the First World War.
  • 2. The consequences of the world's conflict and the loss of position of the world superpower.
  • 3. The British empire in the 1920s and 1930s. The Mandate System, Imperial Conferences and the Statute of Westminster 1931.
  • 4. Appeasement - a political necessity or a sign of weakness?
  • 5. United Kingdom in the Second World War. The development of military operations and relations with the Allies.
  • 6. Postwar Britain under Labor and Conservatives 1945-1955.
  • 7. The Suez Crisis in 1956 - the final retreat from glory?
  • 8. Transformations of British Society in the 1940s - 1960s.
  • 9. The process of decolonization and the role of the Commonwealth.
  • 10. The conflict in Northern Ireland and its political and social impact.
  • 11. British attitudes towards European integration.
  • 12. Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands crisis of 1982.
  • 13. The United Kingdom at the turn of the millennium. Devolution, Brexit, and uncertain prospects.
Literature
  • FERGUSON, Niall. Britské impérium : cesta k modernímu světu. Translated by Rudolf Chalupský. V českém jazyce vydání p. Praha: Prostor, 2007, 422 stran. ISBN 9788072601752. info
  • FRANK, Jan. Konflikt v Severním Irsku (Conflict in Northern Ireland). 1st ed. Praha: TRITON, 2006, 222 pp. ISBN 80-7254-735-6. info
  • GOWLAND, David, Arthur TURNER and Alex WRIGHT. Britain and European integration since 1945 : on the sidelines. New York: Routledge, 2009, x, 301. ISBN 9780203299906. info
  • HRBEK, Jaroslav. Válka o Falklandy 1982. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 230 s., [1. ISBN 80-7106-335-5. info
  • JAMES, Lawrence. The rise and fall of the British Empire. London: Abacus, 1998, xvi, 714. ISBN 9780349106670. 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
  • LLOYD, T. O. Empire, welfare state, Europe : English history 1906-1992. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, xi, 587. ISBN 0198731116. info
  • LLOYD, T. O. The British empire 1558-1995. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, xii, 455. ISBN 0198731345. info
  • FAJMON, Hynek. Margaret Thatcherová a její politika. 2., rozš. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2010, 391 s. ISBN 9788073252175. info
  • MOORE, Charles. Margaret Thatcherová. Translated by Antonín Hradilek. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, s.r.o., 2016, 838 stran. ISBN 9788074223174. info
  • MORGAN, Kenneth O., Martin KOVÁŘ and Josef POLIŠENSKÝ. Dějiny Británie. Translated by Ivo Šmoldas. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2011, 656 s. ISBN 9788071064329. info
Teaching methods
The course is carried out in form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The classification will include the evaluation of students' essays on given topics. The final exam will be in the form of a written test examining the students' elementary knowledge of the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
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