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Boer Wars and the Perception of them in Czech Society
Kadlecová, Markéta ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Pokorný, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of the Boer wars and their relation to Czech society. Its aim is to find out whether this conflict initiated any reaction from the Czech nation. Based on research of contemporary Czech journals and Czech literature, it shows the perception of war and mediates the attitude toward both sides involved. The Boer wars were the conflict between Great Britain and the Boer republics (the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State) which took place between the years 1880-1881 and 1899-1902. This thesis concentrates mainly on the second war which gained certain public note throughout the world. The Boer wars earned not only considerable attention from Czech journals but became an inspiration for literary works in the Czech lands as well. Moreover, certain Czech volunteers could be found as participants of the war.
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Boer Wars and the Perception of them in Czech Society
Kadlecová, Markéta ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Pokorný, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of the Boer wars and their relation to Czech society. Its aim is to find out whether this conflict initiated any reaction from the Czech nation. Based on research of contemporary Czech journals and Czech literature, it shows the perception of war and mediates the attitude toward both sides involved. The Boer wars were the conflict between Great Britain and the Boer republics (the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State) which took place between the years 1880-1881 and 1899-1902. This thesis concentrates mainly on the second war which gained certain public note throughout the world. The Boer wars earned not only considerable attention from Czech journals but became an inspiration for literary works in the Czech lands as well. Moreover, certain Czech volunteers could be found as participants of the war.
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Influence of the Boer Wars on Relations Between Great Britain and South Africa
Chlupáč, Zdeněk ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Martin (referee)
Diploma thesis "Influence of the Boer wars on relations between Great Britain and South Africa" deals with the Anglo-Boer armed conflict in southern Africa in the second half of 19th century and the turn of the 19th and 20th century. The author in this work primarily examines what the causes of these conflicts were, what was the course and outcome of the Boer wars, and also what was their impact on the defined region and impacts on the population. For complete understanding of the Boer wars is necessary to know several important connections, for example the origin of the Boers, the way of their life, interests of Great Britain in South Africa, etc. These themes which are essential to understanding complicatedness of relations between Great Britain and Boers are discussed in the first part this work. Although the above-mentioned wars occurred in the eighties of the 19th century, or at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, it should be noted that the reasons that caused the conflicts appeared much earlier. In this text you will get among others answers on the following questions: what was the most delicate issue of the Anglo-Boer negotiations, why could not Great Britain and the Boer republics reach an acceptable compromise which would prevent armed conflict and what was the role of native black...
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