BKA216 The Balkans in the 19th Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 16:40–19:55 M11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BKA109 The Balkans in the 15th-18th Centuries
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
The course deals with characteristic features of the process of forming of modern Balkan nations and states in key historical moments of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Students get acquainted with major historical facts and national personalities. Through a comparative method they also learn to recognise general features of the nationbuilding process in the Balkans and its common as well as specific traits with respect to the rest of Europe. They should be able to comprehend historical conditionality of the Balkan nationalisms, which often manifest themselves even today.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (models of a nation-forming process in Western and Central Europe at the turn of the 19th century, specific features of the process in the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans);
  • 2. Serbs, Serbia (Serbian Uprisings of 1804–1813 and 1815);
  • 3. Greeks, Greece (Greek Uprising of 1821–1829);
  • 4. Croats (Illyrian Movement, Revolutionary years 1848/1849);
  • 5. Slovenes (1848/1849 – beginning of 1870s);
  • 6. Romanians, Romania (the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1850s–1860s);
  • 7. Bulgarians, Bulgaria (April Uprising in 1876, Great Eastern Crisis of 1875–1878);
  • 8. Albanians, Albania (Albanian national liberation efforts at the turn of the 20th century);
  • 9. Macedonian Slavs (Macedonian Question at the turn of the 20th century);
  • 10. Turks, Turkey (Young Turk Revolution of 1908–1909, panturkism, the end of the Ottoman Empire);
  • 11. Summary (general and specific features of the forming of nations and states in the Balkans in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century).
Literature
  • KOLEJKA, Josef. "Východní otázka" nebo "balkánská otázka" v letech 1878-1907 : stanovisko mezinárodního socialistického hnutí (Přít.). info
  • Hösch, E.: Geschichte der Balkanländer. Von der Frühzeit bis zur Gegenwart. München 1995
  • Jelavich, B.: A History of the Balkans. I-II. Cambridge 1983
  • Rychlík, J.: Dějiny Bulharska. Praha 2000
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel, Ladislav HLADKÝ, Virgjil MONARI, František ŠÍSTEK and Pavla HRADEČNÁ. Dějiny Albánie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, 716 s. ISBN 9788071069393. info
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel. Dějiny Řecka. 2., dopl. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 768 s. ISBN 80-7106-192-1. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jan. Dějiny Srbska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2005, 670 s. ISBN 8071066710. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan and Miroslav KOUBA. Dějiny Makedonie. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2003, 458 s. ISBN 80-7106-642-7. info
  • Dějiny Rumunska. Edited by Miroslav Tejchman - Kurt W. Treptow. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 543 s. ISBN 80-7106-348-7. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Miroslav. Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 756 s. ISBN 80-7106-266-9. info
  • TEJCHMAN, Miroslav. Dějiny Rumunska. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 86 s. ISBN 8071844802. info
  • WEITHMANN, Michael W. Balkán : 2000 let mezi východem a západem. Translated by Jan Souček - Růžena Dostálová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1996, 431 s. ISBN 8070211997. info
  • KOLEJKA, Josef. Národy habsburské monarchie v revoluci 1848-1849. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1989, 463 s. ISBN 8020500421. URL info
  • KOLEJKA, Josef. Balkánská otázka 1908-1914 : mezinárodní socialistické hnutí o mladoturecké revoluci a o balkánských válkách. 1. vyd. V Brně: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1979, 144 s. info
  • KABRDA, Josef, Josef KOLEJKA and Richard PRAŽÁK. Dějiny národů střední a jihovýchodní Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1966, 186 s. info
  • KABRDA, Josef, Josef KOLEJKA and Richard PRAŽÁK. Dějiny národů střední a jihovýchodní Evropy : v období od Velké francouzské revoluce do roku 1918. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1963, 174 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The course consists of a two-hour lecture and a two-hour seminar, which focuses on major national and political programmes of particular Balkan nations in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance (at least two thirds of classes), handing in an essay and participation in class discussion. Oral exam concentrates on the student’s knowledge of the subject matter as well as the relevant literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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