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Historical geography of Northern America - JMB121

Title:	Historická geografie pro AS
Guaranteed by:	Department of North American Studies (23-KAS)
Faculty:	Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual:	from 2008 to 2008
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	4
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:1/1, MC [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (25)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	Mgr. Petr Anděl, Ph.D.

Examination dates Schedule Noticeboard

Annotation -

Last update: ANDELP (06.11.2008)

The course attempts to describe the origins of modern states in North America, as well as their territorial development.

Aim of the course -

Last update: ANDELP (06.11.2008)

General knowledge of territorial development of American states. USA and Canada in particular.

Literature -

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Carlos Fuentes, Pohřbené zrcadlo, Mladá fronta, Praha 2003

Lenka Rovná, Miroslav Jindra, Dějiny Kanady, Lidové noviny, Praha 2000

G.B.Tindall, D.E. Shi, Dějiny států USA, Lidové noviny, Praha 1994

+ any relevant historical atlas

Boháč, P. - Mucha, L.: Nový svět na starých mapách. Praha 1992.

Kolektiv: Soubor statí k historické geografii světa. I., II., Praha 1982 /1. díl obsahuje Evropu, 2. díl americký kontinent, Blízký Východ a Afriku, Čínu, Indii, Pákistán a Bangladéš, Zadní Indii, Australasii, Oceánii a Austrálii. Připravil kolektiv katedry obecných dějin a pravěku. Redakce J. Kovaříková.

Semotanová, E.: Kartografie v historické práci. Praha 1994.

Kinder, Hermann-Hilgermann, Werner: Encyklopedický atlas světových dějin. Mapy a chronologický přehled. Praha 1998.

Teaching methods -

Last update: ANDELP (06.11.2008)

Lecture

Syllabus -

Last update: ANDELP (06.11.2008)

Historical Geography for American Studies

Lecturer: Petr Anděl, Ph.D.

Semester: summer

Ended by classified credit: KZ/ 4 credit points

Preconditions: 0

Obligations and classification of students:

Participation in class (20% of final evaluation). Seminary paper based on offered thematic circles 5 pages long, based on 3 different book resources as well as 2 electronic resources. Due to the first week of may (40% of final evaluation). The course will be terminated by oral - or written exam (based on higher number of students) in the last teaching week. Worth 40% of the final evaluation.

Content of the Course / Thematic Circles:

1. Introduction

2. Europe and the overseas discoveries

3. Subjection of the New World

4. Original American state forms

5. Spanish and Portuguese colonies

6. End of Spanish and Portuguese empire in America - new states on American continent

7. Development in the Caribbean Sea

8. English and French colonies

9. Anglo-French competition in North America

10. USA and its territorial development up to the year 1800

11. Process of admission of new states into Union.

12. USA its territorial development after 1800 / Canada and Quebec

13. Canada and Quebec