A History of the Czech LandsCharles University, 2009 - 639 oldal Born January 1, 1993 after it split with Slovakia, the Czech Republic is one of the youngest members of the European Union. Despite its youth as a nation, this land and the areas just outside its modern borders boasts an ancient and intricate past. With A History of the Czech Lands, editors Jaroslav Pánek and Oldrich Tuma--along with several scholars from the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Charles University--provide one of the most complete historical accounts of this region to date. Pánek and Tuma's history begins in the Neolithic era and follows the development of the state as it transformed into the Kingdom of Bohemia during the ninth century, into Czechoslovakia after World War I, and finally into the Czech Republic. Such a tumultuous political past arises in part from a fascinating native people, and A History of the Czech Lands profiles the Czechs in great detail, delving into past and present traditions and explaining how generation after generation adapted to a perpetually changing government and economy. In addition, Pánek and Tuma examine the many minorities that now call these lands home--Jews, Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Ukrainians, and others--and how each group's migration to the region has contributed to life in the Czech Republic today. The first study in English with this scope and ambition, A History of the Czech Lands is essential for scholars of Slavic, Central, and East European studies and a must-read for those who trace their ancestry to these lands. |
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... Ferdinand I , the younger of two brothers who were members of the founding genera- tion of Habsburgs , was able to exploit these unique opportunities to the full . Educated in Spain , and having ruled the Austrian lands as archduke from ...
... Ferdinand I tried to run out the Anabaptists who settled in southern Moravia under the protection of the nobility from the 1520s . As soon as Ferdinand I began to threaten the religious freedom to which the people had become accustomed ...
... Ferdinand I , Emperor of Austria 286 , 302 , 317 , 318 Ferdinand I , Holy Roman Emperor 192-200 , 202 , 209 , 217-219 , 622 Ferdinand II of Styria 224 , 233-239 Ferdinand II of Tyrol 209 Ferdinand III 235 , 238 , 252 , 622 Ferdinand IV ...
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Introduction | 17 |
Territorial Development and the Transformation of Landscape | 23 |
The Bohemian Crown Lands | 29 |
Copyright | |
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