HIA215 Problems of Democracy and Eduard Beneš

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Libor Vykoupil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 B2.24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Specializace magisterského studia: Dějiny 19. a 20. století
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
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
Learning outcomes
Absolventi kurzu budou schopni: - podat základní přehled o mezinárodní postavení ČSR v letech 1918-1948; - vysvětlit podíl E. Beneše na vytvoření samostatného čs. státu a jeho roli rozhodujícího dlouholetého tvůrce čs. zahraniční politiky, jeho rostoucí význam pro politiku domácí; - posoudit Benešovu roli v době zvýšeného ohrožení republiky a celé Evropy fašismem, Benešův podíl při znovuobnovení čs. samostatnosti vletech 1939-1945.
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
Written essay on one of the ordered topics ranging from 6 to 10 pages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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