KSCB045 Bloody regimes

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Denisa Hilbertová, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Denisa Hilbertová, M.A.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 17:30–19:05 C33
Prerequisites
The majority of the materials are in English; only limited number is in Czech language.
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 250 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/250, only registered: 0/250, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/250
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce origins, events and consequences of historical milestones in Asian Cold War. The course will cover China’ s historical events such as China’ s civil war, Mao’ s policy: Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution and the development after Mao’ s death; America’ s painful lesson in Korea; and a tragic rule of Khmer Rouge. Asian continent had experienced dramatic changes in the second half of the 20th century. Those historical transformations cost lives of millions and the numbers of bombs used in these conflicts greatly outnumber the amount of explosives used in the whole Second World War. All of these significant historical events had also another similar aspect except millions of dead; they were more or less influenced by the U.S. policy as a part of a long Cold War.
Major topics the course will cover: - Historical development in China, North Korea and Cambodia - Comparison of communist’ s ideologies, cults of personalities and propaganda - International situation - Consequences of selected regimes
After completing this course, the student will be able to: - Describe the main history events in selected China, North Korea and Cambodia - Identify the main difference in communist ideologies - Analyze the consequences of chosen regimes
Syllabus
  • 1. Course introduction 2. Prelude to a disaster • China in the first half of the 20th century 3. Mao’ s bright vision 4. China after Mao 5. China’ s way to superpower 6. Establishment of North Korea 7. Korean in the 2nd half of the 20th century 8. Ordinary lives in North Korea 9. Cambodia 10. The Khmer Rouge 11. Cambodia after genocide 12. Analysis and Comparison 13. Final lesson
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Andrei Lankov. The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia. Oxford University Press, 2013.
  • Yong Chang. Divoké labutě. Praha : Knižní klub, 1996.
  • Yong Chang. Mao. Příběh, který možná neznáte. Praha : Beta, 1996.
  • Haign Ngor. Survival in the Killing Fields, Basic Books, 2003
  • Barbara Demick. Nothing to Envy. Ordinary Lives in North Korea. Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
  • Philip Short. Pol Pot. Dějiny zlého snu, Praha: BB/art, 2005
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
- Multiple-choice test
Passing the test exam is necessary for fulfilling course requirement. In case of neglecting any of above written conditions, the instructor can choose an alternative solution in a form of essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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