KSCB059 Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping - history, politics and ideology in China

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
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. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 zrusena M13
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
China had been going through a turmoil period since the 19th century. During those turbulence decades Chinese policymakers, philosophers and thinkers were looking for future political and ideological approaches that would solve Chinese problems. The goal of this course is to introduce the main Chinese leaders and politicians - Sun Yat-sen, Chaing Kai-shek, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping - who formed China’s development in the 20th century.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Úvodní hodina 2. Sunjatsen a) Rodina b) Dobová situace c) Hledání změny d) Politika 3. Sunjatsen a) Filozofie b) Vliv c) Odkaz 4. Čankajšek a) Rodina b) Dobová situace c) Vstup do politiky 5. Čankajšek a) Ideologie b) Politický souboj c) Manželství d) Kontakty se zahraničím 6. Nacionalistická Čína a) Ideologie a politika b) Kultura a zahraniční vliv c) Ekonomika d) Společnost 7.- 9. Mao Zedong a) Rodina, dětství a dospívání b) Dobová situace c) Vzestup d) Ideologie v průběhu let e) Kult osobnosti f) Odkaz 10. – 11. Deng Xiaopinga a) Muž ve stínu b) Nová Čína c) Dědictví 12. Závěrečná hodina • Test
Literature
  • CHANG, Yong and Jon HALLIDAY. Mao : příběh, který možná neznáte. Translated by Michaela Ponocná. Vyd. 1. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2006, 719 s. ISBN 8073062720. info
  • SKŘIVAN, Aleš. Teng Siao-pching : první muž Říše středu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Epocha, 1996, 89 s. ISBN 8090212913. info
  • FASS, Josef. Sunjatsen. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1966, 212 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Intensive reading and discussions
Assessment methods
Multiple choice written exam Student presentations
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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