HIB018b Early Modern Towns in Bohemian Lands I European Contexts and Political Aspects

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Pavla Wernerová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.21
Prerequisites
! HIB0498 Early Modern Towns I
Knowledge of early modern paleography.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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
  • Early modern towns in Europe: a historiographical overview
  • Towns in Central Europe: a reagional comparison
  • Czech towns: typology and political history
  • Administration and local government
  • A town and its representation
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 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2020/HIB018b