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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... Wrocław , the political , ecclesiastical and cultural centre of Silesia , which had about 23,000 inhabitants in the middle of the 16th century . Thanks to the short - lived silver rush in the Ore Mountains , the newly founded town of ...
... Wrocław . After the issue of the Letter of Majesty on religious freedom of 1609 , Dutch Protestants grew closer to the followers of the Bohemian Confession and established a small reformed church . This religious and cultural centre ...
... Wrocław Peace of 1742 allowed Maria Theresa to concentrate on the defence of her heritage on the western front . While Friedrich II was defeating Maria Theresa in Silesia , Charles Albert , Elector of Bavaria , supported by French and ...
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Introduction | 17 |
Territorial Development and the Transformation of Landscape | 23 |
The Bohemian Crown Lands | 29 |
Copyright | |
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