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Vyučující
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Obsah předmětu
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Program for 12 lessons of 90 minutes each: 1. What is Portugal? What existed in the territory of current Portugal before the foundation of the state and the nation; what civilizations and peoples had crossed its territory; what caused and influenced the creation of the independent kingdom in the XII century; what came first, the nation or the state; the consolidation of the independence. 2. The beginning of the great enterprise; the second dynasty "Avis-Lancaster" and its golden generation; why the sea and not the continent; the first exploits, Ceuta 1415; the first discoveries, the Atlantic islands; the exploration of the coasts of West Africa; the debunking of medieval myths; a state sponsored and well organized enterprise. 3. Portugal becomes a world power; turning the Cape of Good Hope; the sea route to India is discovered; Vasco da Gama and the warrior/diplomat viceroys; control over the Indian Ocean, policy of strategic fortresses and naval fleets; expansion into the Far East. 4. Portugal, the face of Christianity in Africa, Asia and South America; the forces behind the empire, the lower nobility, the church and the bourgeoisie; diplomacy and warfare with new civilizations; expanding the Christian faith, taking the fight to the Ottoman Empire; the influence of the Portuguese in Siam, Indochina, Ceylon, Malacca and Timor; reaching Japan. 5. The Golden Age reaches its zenith; spies and secret missions, the cases of Ethiopia and the Americas; the Moroccan quagmire and Alcácer-Quibir; the ever present Spanish danger and new competition from Holland, France and England; the end of the second dynasty and the beginning of the 60 year union with the Spanish Habsburgs. 6. The return of the empire; the 1580-1640 failed Habsburg union; the Portuguese War of Restoration, possibly the real first world war; Brazil becomes the number one overseas possession; retreat, expansion and consolidation of the empire throughout the XVII and XVIII centuries; the great earthquake of 1755 and the Marquis of Pombal. 7. Age of revolution; the three Napoleonic invasions; the establishment of the Portuguese court and royal family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil becomes the center of the empire; the unique case of Brazil's imperial independence; civil war in Portugal; Liberalism is established in Portugal; the uneasy XIX century; late industrial revolution. 8. Triumph and failure 1885-1926; the consequences of the Conference of Berlin of 1884-85; the pacification campaigns of Portuguese Africa; the failure of Liberalism; the assassination of the king and royal prince; the Republican revolution of 1910 and the end of the monarchy; the disastrous First Republic; participation in the First World War; dire straits and anarchy, Portugal hits the bottom; the rise of a new order. 9. The New State; the "Estado Novo" regime and the figure of Oliveira Salazar; fundaments and comparisons of the Portuguese authoritarian regime; the financial miracle; consequences of the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War; Portuguese neutrality in the war; NATO. 10. The twilight of empires; the international situation that lead to the overall process of African and Asian independences; the situation of the still worldwide Portuguese empire; Macau and China; Goa and the Portuguese State of India and the new Indian State; Timor and Indonesia; internal and external opposition to the Salazar regime; the annus horribilis of 1961; the first African loss, the fortress of Ajudá. 11. The last African wars; the beginning of armed conflict in Angola - 1961, Guinea - 1963 and Mozambique - 1964; reasons and consequences for each theater of war; the Portuguese way of war; international alliances and enemies; the Marcelo Caetano government; the 25th of April coup d'état and revolution. 12. The end of an era; the revolutionary process in Portugal and in the overseas territories; the independences of Cape Verde, S?o Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Guinea, Angola, Mozambique and Timor.
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Studijní aktivity a metody výuky
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Monologická (výklad, přednáška, instruktáž)
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Výstupy z učení
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The objective of this course is to allow the students to have an introductory approach to the wider topic of Portuguese history and culture. Due to time constraints, one semester, this was the most adequate solution found to provide university level students with a first but still comprehensive contact of the centuries long history of Portugal. Hopefully the students, after completing the course, will have the necessary keys to continue their studies in this area and further develop their interest, either academically or personally. The course focuses on two main themes, the Age of Discovery and the New State regime, the time frames that precede and connect these two eras are also discussed but to a minor level. 90 minutes Monday afternoon (exact time to be defined but always after 12:00 and before 15:00).
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Předpoklady
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English B1+ level minimum (Portuguese knowledge is welcome but not essential), the language of communication will be English, with occasional Czech, Portuguese or Spanish if requested.
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Hodnoticí metody a kritéria
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Písemná zkouška, Průběžné hodnocení
Written test at the end of the semester and participation in class discussions, topics to be prepared at home beforehand in order to be ready.
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Doporučená literatura
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Cann, John P. "Counterinsurgency in Africa: The Portuguese Way of War 1961-74", Helion&Company, Solihull, UK, 1997..
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Crowley, Roger. "Conquerors, How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire", Faber&Faber, London, UK, 2015..
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Derrick, Michael. "The Portugal of Salazar", Franklin Classics Trade Press, New York, USA, 1939..
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Page, Martin. "The First Global Village, How Portugal Changed the World", Casa das Letras, Lisbon, Portugal, 2002..
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Saraiva, José Hermano. "Portugal, A Companion History", Carcanet Press, Manchester, UK, 1997..
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