HIB022b Early Modern Towns in Bohemian Lands II Economic and Social Aspects

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zdeňka Pitrunová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 L21
Prerequisites
! HIB0223II Towns in early modern
Knowledge of early modern paleography.
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: 0/25, 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
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Course objectives
The course is conceived as chapters from the history of early modern towns in Bohemian lands and in a broader European context. The main attention is paid to the presentation and analysis of crucial historical sources for the reconstruction of the history of towns.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, students will be able to: specify important issues of recent urban history;
work with a broader scale of historical evidence;
interpret historical sources according to relevant methodological principles.
Syllabus
  • Town economy and its administration
  • The town law, legal tradition
  • The law of succession: inheritances, last wills
  • Households: probate inventories
  • The poor policy, hospitals, hygiene
  • Piety and charity
  • Ceremonies and everyday life
Literature
    required literature
  • MACEK, Josef: Jagellonský věk v českých zemích. 3. díl. Města. Praha 1998.
  • MILLER, Jaroslav. Uzavřená společnost a její nepřátelé : město středovýchodní Evropy (1500-1700). Vyd. 1. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2006, 463 s. ISBN 8071068055. info
  • HORSKÁ, Pavla, Jiří MUSIL and Eduard MAUR. Zrod velkoměsta : urbanizace českých zemí a Evropa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2002, 352 s. ISBN 8071854093. info
    recommended literature
  • VOREL, Petr: Rezidenční a vrchnostenská města v Čechách a na Moravě v 15.-17. století. Pardubice 2001.
Teaching methods
Continual work with historical sources, active participation in the course, discussions.
Assessment methods
Oral colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023.
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