HIB0037 Provinces of the Czech Lands in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 B1.41
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To examine the countryside in the Czech lands and the circumstances faced by the serf population in the Early Modern Age, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries. To describe the villages and their nearest surroundings, in particular the village home and its furnishings and dwellings with specific functions. To show a village’s social structure along with the methodological problems with research, as well as the size and make-up of the family. A summary of the basic information regarding the agricultural technology of the period. To explain the basic outline of the legal position of serfs with an emphasis on the issue of property, marriage, family and hereditary laws. To examine changes in living standards over time of individual groups of village inhabitants. To compare the perception of villagers by various social groups in society. By the end of the course students should be able to provide a survey of an Early Modern Age village and its inhabitants in the Czech lands.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, principle literature, definition of an Early Modern Age village
  • Principle sources for a history of the countryside and its inhabitants. Reading and interpreting selected sources (ongoing)
  • Outside and inside villages, the village house and agricultural buildings, dwellings with specific functions
  • Village demographic situations, family size and make-up; village social structure and methodological problems regarding research
  • Agricultural technology
  • Legal conditions
  • Working days and holidays in the village: food, clothing, celebrations etc.
  • Changes in living standards
  • Thought, magic and rituals
  • The perception of villagers by other social groups
  • Research perspectives
Literature
  • Soziale Strukturen in Böhmen : ein regionaler Vergleich von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Gutsherrschaften, 16.-19. Jahrhundert. Edited by Markus Cerman - Hermann Zeitlhofer. Wien: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, 2002, 316 s. ISBN 3486566571. info
  • PETRÁŇ, Josef. Příběh Ouběnic :mikrohistorie české vesnice. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001, 250 s. ISBN 80-7106-469-6. info
  • ČECHURA, Jaroslav. Selské rebelie roku 1680 : sociální konflikty v barokních Čechách a jejich každodenní souvislosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 395 s. ISBN 8072770640. info
  • PETRÁŇ, Josef and Lydia PETRÁŇOVÁ. Rolník v evropské tradiční kultuře. 1. vyd. Praha: SET OUT, 2000, 215 s. ISBN 80-86277-08-9. info
  • CHOCHOLÁČ, Bronislav. Selské peníze : sonda do finančního hospodaření poddaných na západní Moravě koncem 16. a 17. století. Brno: Matice moravská, 1999, 186 s. + 5. ISBN 80-902304-4-X. info
  • Historická demografie. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 1998, 221 s. ISBN 80-85950-56-1. info
  • MIKULEC, Jiří. Untertanenfrage in Barocken Böhmen. Praha: Historický ústav, 1993, 139 s. ISBN 80-85268-22-1. info
  • PEKAŘ, Josef. Kniha o Kosti : kus české historie. Edited by František Kutnar. Vyd. 4., v ČS 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1970, 341 s. info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Vladimír. Česká poddanská nemovitost v pozemkových knihách 16. a 17. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1963, 585 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, lesson discussions, group project, home work; lesson and interpretation archival source
Assessment methods
Oral examination based on one of the texts explained and discussed during seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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