HIA107 Introduction to the History of Early Modern Age

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
HIA107/A: Mon 12:30–14:05 G02, B. Chocholáč
HIA107/B: Tue 14:10–15:45 U24, T. Malý
HIA107/C: Tue 15:50–17:25 U24, T. Knoz
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 75 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/75, only registered: 0/75, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/75
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students should be able to describe and characterize the basic types and editions of sources, the most important Czech and foreign works (studies) and journals addicted to early modern history; define and explain the general terms and problems of early modern period; summarize the basic knowledge of the legal, administrative, economy and social history, as well as the results of the historical climatology, geography and demography; explain the early modern conception of time and space, as well as its variations among different social strata; compare the situation in Czech lands and Europe. Students are also continuously prepared in the field of early modern paleography.
Syllabus
  • Methodology, Czech and foreign historiography.
  • Types and editions of sources.
  • The early modern period (aspects, processes, chronology).
  • Time and space; territorial development of Czech lands.
  • Early modern man. Demography of Europe and Czech lands.
  • European society - social stratification.
  • Early modern legal system.
  • Administration – central authorities, lands, counties, local authorities (landlords, towns, villages).
  • Economy.
  • Piety.
  • Continuous reading and interpretation of an original (czech written) document, as well as analysis of edited early modern texts.
Literature
  • Schulze, Winfried: Einführung in die Neuere Geschichte. 3. vyd., Stuttgart 1996.
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka, Jan JANÁK and Jan DOBEŠ. Dějiny správy v českých zemích : od počátků státu po současnost. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 568 s. ISBN 8071067091. info
  • Vznik habsburské monarchie : 1550-1700. Edited by R. J. W. Evans, Translated by Lenka Kolářová. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 2003, 593 s. ISBN 8072034634. info
  • FIALOVÁ, Ludmila. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 398 s. ISBN 8020407200. info
  • PETRÁŇOVÁ, Lydia. Dějiny hmotné kultury. [Sv.] 2. [Část] 1, Kultura každodenního života od 16. do 18. století. Edited by Josef Petráň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, 1995, 468 s., [3. ISBN 80-7184-084-X. info
  • SIVÁK, Florián and Karel MALÝ. Dějiny státu a práva v českých zemích a na Slovensku do r. 1918. Vyd. 2., přeprac. a dopl. Jinočany: H a H, 1993, 533 s., 43. ISBN 80-85467-61-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, group projects, work with sources.
Assessment methods
Written test and oral exam. The written test combines the topics of lectures and of the obligatory literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020.
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