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Reflections of China's history in the mirror of British and American historiography
Meng, XianJie ; Marková, Alena (advisor) ; Německý, Marek (referee)
This thesis introduces China's contemporary history especially the period 1949-1976 based on the analysis of selected British and American historiography. Through the criticism and comparison of British and American scholars' discourse, this thesis will obtain a deeper understanding of China's history. This thesis regards Mao Zedong as the main China's historical figure, as well as the construction of new China as the main line of writing. So the position of Mao and the Chinese Communist Party during the period of the construction of new China is an important part to discuss in this thesis. The thesis mainly talks about the period 1949-76 of China from the perspective of political and economic policies and movements, international relations, social issues, military actions and cultural movements. In addition, this thesis also emphasizes on discussing the angles, methodology and terminology of British and American historiography on China's contemporary history.
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The Image of Czechoslovakia in Contemporary English-Language Historiography
Smetana, Vít
This study analyzes the treatment of Czechoslovak history by historians writing in English during the past two decades, with the emphasis on political history as an axis of contemporary history. The author describes historians' approaches to major 20th-century events in Czechoslovakia, evaluating and summarizing their findings. The second part of the study focuses on Czech historiography of contemporary Czechoslovak history and its reception by the international historiographic community. The author emphasizes the need for mutual cooperation regardless of language barriers.
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Personal and professional life of Milada Paulová in the interwar period. On the road to contemporary history
VLČKOVÁ, Petra
This thesis is about the proffesional life of Milada Paulová. The thesis deals with the reaction of the historical community to her decision to focuson contemporary history (origin of the Czechoslovak Republik, Czechoslovakia South Slavic cooperation of rebels from the First World War). This decision caused her many problems (for example her nomination as a professor and the conflict between her an her teacher Jaroslav Bidlo). Three books by Milada Paulová (Jugoslavenski odbor. Povijest jugoslovenské emigracije za svjetsko rata od 1914-1918, Jihoslovanský odboj a česká Maffie I. díl. Chorvatská politika za světové války do otevření říšské rady ve Vídni v květnu 1917 (1914 -1917) a Dějiny Maffie. Odboj Čechů a Jihoslovanů za první světové války 1914 -1918 ) are compared in the last part of the thesis.
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The reforms during the reign of sultan Qaboos in Oman
Denk, Matěj ; Gombár, Eduard (advisor) ; Ženka, Josef (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with political and security history of Sultanate of Oman during the reign of sultan Qaboos (1970-present days), which is characterized by extensive reforms for modernization. Thesis describes circumstances of Qaboos accession to the throne, causes and background of the reforms and actual political and security situation as well. It puts stress on foreign influence on decision-making process in Oman, especially on extraordinary relationship with Great Britain. Using the full extent of foreign literature and internet sources it gets to the conclusion that given reforms were a result of personal involvement of sultan Qaboos and socio- economic pressures, which made them inevitable.
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Using of the Past in France from 1990s till Present
Emler, David ; Pešek, Jiří (advisor) ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (referee) ; Colas, DOMINIQUE (referee)
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of International Studies Modern History PhD. Thesis POLITICS, HISTORY, MEMORY: POLITIC USES OF THE PAST IN FRANCE SINCE 1990s David EMLER Abstract The PhD. thesis analyzes the triangle of mutual influences between politics, history and memory. The introduction brings interpretations of the most important French concepts of memory (Halbwachs, Nora, Ricœur). The content is divided into three chapters, analyzing the mutual interactions of politics and history (so-called "memory laws" and reactions of historians), influences between memory and politics (uses of memory in presidential speeches), and mutual effects between history and memory (development of French historiography of contemporary history).
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Municipality of Slavhostice on the Border of Contemporary History
Kaiserová, Jana ; Mücke, Pavel (advisor) ; Houda, Přemysl (referee)
My Thesis Municipality Slavhostice on the Border of Contemporary History shows the history and progress of the village Slavhostice lying in region Hradec Králové, district Jičín, in important historical moments. During the World War I, during the inter-war period, the World War II and post-war period. It also focuses on particular topics, school and schoolchildren, cultural life and various municipal associations and economic situation. The aim of my work is to show continuity, and vice versa the contrast between large and small history. Show the impact of global progresses to this small village and to show, a life of its own, despite the events. Events in the village are drawn based on the chronicles, accountancy, correspondence, home lists, photos and many other documents tracing the history of the village. As a supplement serve two narrations of its inhabitants. It should be a merit for Regional history.
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Influence of Otomar Krejca's aesthetics in French-speaking Belgium
Flock, Sarah ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Christov, Petr (referee) ; zatím nezjištěn, nerealizuje se (referee)
1 Stopami Krejčovy divadelní poetiky ve frankofonní Belgii Disertační práce se zaměřuje na české divadlo od první do druhé avantgardy. Především je zaměřená na divadlo Otomara Krejči a jeho vztah s belgickým divadlem v rámci druhého českého avantgardního divadla do doby normalizace (do r. 1982). Hlavní hypotéza je v tom, že Krejčův přínos byl významný pro belgické pojetí dramatického umění. Existuje dnes belgické pokračování divadelní poetiky Krejči ve frankofonní Belgii a pokud ano, proč ? Krejča realizoval důležitou část svého uměleckého života v Belgii. Belgická divadelní činnost Krejči se dělí do dvou odlišných období. První z nich začíná založením Divadla za branou v Praze v roce 1965 a je spojené s působením v belgickém Národním divadle v Bruselu. Tato léta spadají do československé destalinizace a jsou velmi produktivní v umělecké oblasti. V Bruselu Krejča režíruje celkem čtyři hry : v roce 1965 Hamlet, v roce 1966 Racek, v roce 1970 Tři sestry a v roce 1978 Romeo a Julie. Ty tři první hry jsou inscenovány před odjezdem Krejči do jeho polo-exilu a před dobou normalizace. Poslední hra znamená začátek jeho druhého období v Belgii, spojeného s městem Louvain-la-Neuve. Druhé období začíná v době normalizace, kdy bylo zlikvidováno Divadlo za branou, zatímco jsou Krejčovy inscenace již velmi známé v...
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The beginnings of clubbing in Prague
Kazdová, Darina ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Houda, Přemysl (referee)
This piece of work was meant to be countinuous to my bachelor's thesis. In that essay I was dealing with the history of Czech electronic dance music in general. This time I focused just on Prague and surrounding area. The Czech capital was deeply influenced by presence of tourists. After the Velvet revolution, they were suddenly able to visit Prague. And as they they were already familiar with electronic music, they could help to spread it here. The situation in Prague is also compared with the rest of the world (western civilization). In the first part of the essay, I describe the qualitative research and the method I have used, which is the oral history. I also enclose a brief vocabulary of frequently used terms that are not very well known to the greater audience, I suppose. The last part is the analysis of the interviews itself. The interviews were done with important narrators.
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Argo, fetch! The history of dog training (cynology) in Liberec region after 1945
Cejpová, Irena ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Mücke, Pavel (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is a description of the transformation of the Sport Cynology during the second half of the 20th century in the Liberec region. The sport is based on cooperation between people and dogs. This hobby belongs to the most popular freetime activities in the Czech Republic, even though there is not enough information in Czechoslovak historiography. The aim of the thesis consists in a characterization of development of the Sport Cynology in the era of State Socialism in Czechoslovakia in the second half of the 20th century. I focus on a historical progress of the sport and its significant events, which were crucial for the next development of the sport activity. In the context of the Sport Cynology, "The Association for Cooperation with the Army" is mentioned because Czechoslovak cynology had to become a part of the association in 1953. In the first section of the paper, focused on history of the cynology, I use archival materials, contemporary magazines and information got from interviews with narrators. I apply qualitative research and its specific methods such as analysis of documents and thematically oriented biographical narratives. Key words: Sport Cynology, State Socialism, Liberec region, The Association for Cooperation with the Army, Contemporary History, Oral History.
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