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ROK army participation in Vietnam War
Baboráková, Michaela ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Glomb, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis addresses the participation of the Republic of Korea Army in the Vietnam War. It is a not very well known fact that the Korean Army was the second largest force allied to the United States in South Vietnam. Korean participation still carries a certain amount of controversy, especially in regards to Vietnamese/Korean relations. The Republic of Korea deployed to the Republic of Vietnam two infantry divisions and one Marine Corps brigade. The Korean Army worked closely with US Army elements and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in a range of combat actions. This was the first overseas deployment since the Korean defense forces known as ROKA were established. Korean soldiers were trained by American army instructors and the Americans were curious they would perform in the combat arena. Chapter One is a brief history of Vietnam War. Due to special importance of allied forces presence in Vietnam for the theme I describe the Vietnam War history only until 1973. Chapter Two introduces the Korean Army participation through eyes of US Army authorities. The text is mostly based on Larsen and Collins' "Allied Participation In Vietnam". This chapter describes a way that led to official agreements about the Korean participation and a Korean Forces functioning in the South Vietnam combat arena. There are a...
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The eminent Korean women writers in the second half of the 20th century
Smutná, Ivana ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Ferklová, Blanka (referee)
Tato bakalářská práce pod názvem: "Významné korejské spisovatelky druhé poloviny 20. století" se zabývá korejskou ženskou prózou 20. století, a to od jejích prvních výrazných představitelek, až po nejvýraznější představitelky dnešní doby. Nemůžeme použít termín "všeobecně známé", a to z důvodů dodnes silně zakotveného korejského patriarchálního systému, díky kterému není například látka týkající se žen-spisovatelek zahrnuta do školních osnov. Na vlastní kůži jsem měla možnost pocítit v korejské společnosti přetrvávající tabu a dodržování nepsaného zákoníku vztahů mezi pohlavími, což ještě umocnilo můj zájem o moderní korejskou ženskou prózu. Autorky Pak Wan-sn, Han Mu-suk, Han Mal-suk, Kang Sin-dža jsou všeobecně uznávané ve světových literárních kruzích a díky překladům jejich děl do angličtiny a jiných jazyků, popřípadě i češtiny, se s jejich dílem měla možnost seznámit široká veřejnost. Cílem mé práce je obeznámit čtenáře s okolnostmi, ve kterých se tyto ženy objevily na literárním poli, se specifiky každé z nich a s přehledem toho nejdůležitějšího, co napsaly. Vzhledem k tomu, že tato generace není v moderní korejské literatuře první, pocítila jsem potřebu zahrnout do práce ženy, které se svými neúnavnými aktivitami zasadily o uchycení pojmu "spisovatelka" na korejské literá~í scéně. K lepšímu...
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The Iconography of Buddhist Art in Korea
Lee, Michaela ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Ferklová, Blanka (referee)
in English: The aim of this thesis is to present the Korean Buddhist sculpture throughout the Korean history. The thesis presents Buddhist iconography at the beginning, focusing on the Korean art especially. Afterwards the main and most important Buddhist sculpture masterpieces are introduced. The sculptures represent certain period of Korean history. The work contains Korean Buddhist sculptures from the times of introducing Buddhism in Korea, i.e. Three Kingdoms period, and then presents the Buddhist sculpture from this time on, in Unified Silla, Koryŏ Kingdom and Chosŏn Kingdom. Key words: Buddhism, sculpture, iconography, Korea
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Kim Il-song - personal cult and Juche ideology
Vichterajová, Tereza ; Horák, Tomáš (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
This thesis deals with the personality cult of Kim Il-sng and speeches of this cult in the DPRK. Some political and social customs in the territory of North Korea during the reign of Kim Il-sng led to the fact that his personality cult spread throughout the country and especially that for decades kept in the DPRK. Personality cult of Kim Il-sng began to form after his return to Korea after the Japanese occupation, when he was appointed by USSR to the position of the leader of North Korea. Over time, this cult of personality began to spread to other members of Kim's dynasty, mostly to his son Kim Jong-il. The main reason for the expansion of the cult of personality to other family members was to justify the transfer of power from father to son. In my work I also tried to characterize the North Korean regime, which developed a sophisticated strategy for maintaining power. The most important instruments of the North Korean regime is already referred to the cult of personality. Equally important is the social structure dependent on the degree of loyalty to the leader, social control, and pervasive propaganda. The larger part of my thesis is devoted to Kim Il-sng's Juche ideology, which had an important role in strengthening and longterm holding of his power, and penetration of Juche in all fields of life,...
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The Phenomenon of Compressed Modernity and Social Problems in Korea
Vinšová, Katarína ; Vavrincová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce the compressed modernity phenomenon in Korea that took place in the second half of the 20th century and in addition to the rapid development brought also a lot of social problems. This thesis explains the process of compressed modernity and describes its progress by decades. The main aim of this thesis is to introduce and analyze the most important problems - defamiliation, insufficient social welfare, problem of the Korean economy, problem of frequent accidents and dualism - that occurred because of the rapid development. Today's policy that is trying to solve these problems and stop their advancement is also described.
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North Korean Ideologization of History (Focusing on Main Events of the 20th Century)
Šamánková, Karolína ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Glomb, Vladimír (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with interpretation of modern Korean historiography, focusing on North Korean historiography of 20th century and influence of juche state ideology. The second part of the thesis introduces selected examples of revisionism of Korean history based on North Korean sources. This part focuses on the Korean ancient times until the era of Three Kingdoms, beginning of the modern era and most importantly on the interpretation of the most significant events of 20th and 21st century. The last part of the thesis introduces some aspects of contemporary revisions and trends in the interpretation of Korean history.
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The Concept of East Asian Medicine in Tongwi pogam compendium
Landsmannová, Anna ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Horák, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with Dongeui bogam - medical book that was written by the royal physician Heo Jun in 1610. The bachelor's thesis contains history and literature background as well as information about author's life and his other works. There is also a part that deals with the essentials of traditional Chinese medicine. Contents of Dongeui bogam is described thoroughly in the main part of this thesis. There is a summary of the essentials of Dongeui bogam as well as comparison of this book with traditional Chinese medicine. The real contribution of Heo Jun to Korean medicine and his perception nowadays is also mentioned. Keywords Dongeui bogam, Heo Jun, Chinese medicine, Korean medicine
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Law and Order of the Kingdom of Chosŏn during the 18th Century.
Kubík, Lukáš ; Glomb, Vladimír (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
(in English): Since its foundation, the kingdom of Chosŏn has been culturally and politically connected with the Ming China from which Chosŏn adopted written codes, penal system and administrative structure. At the same time, the legal system of the two states was not identical for various reasons. This differentiation has been increasing over the course of several centuries. The 18th century saw the greatest rise in terms of criminal legislation, and some of today's scholars view this period as the advent of humanism and enlightenment in Korea. This diploma thesis deals with the historical development of criminal law and written codes during the Chosŏn period (14th - 18th century), and with the issue of the Korean state penal system as it was at the end of the 18th century.
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Phenomenon of "Comfort Women" in Korea. Facts, emergence and political aspects
Burianová, Marie ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Horák, Tomáš (referee)
Práce se bude zabývat problematikou tzv. Comfort women (žen, jež sloužily japonským vojákům od konce 30. let 20. století do konce 2. světové války ve zvláštních zařízeních), jejichž osudy jsou v posledních patnácti letech výrazně zpolitizovány a staly se důvodem vleklých sporů o "pravdivou historii" mezi Japonskem a Koreou. Ani dnešní korejská společnost se k nim však nestaví příliš vstřícně, což vyplývá z jejich vnímání jako prostitutek, navíc poskytujících svá těla Japoncům. Na tomto pohledu je patrný také vztah Korejců ke svým ženám a stále poměrně tradiční postavení žen v korejské patriarchální společnosti.
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