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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... castle of Vraclav near Vysoké Mýto , founded by Břetislav I , became the centre of the castle province ; in Moravia the castles of Olomouc , Přerov , Brno , Spytihněv , Břeclav , Bítov , Hradec nad Moravicí and Znojmo were of ...
... castle system . Castles built from wood and clay were more or less equally spread throughout the land , inhabited by garrisons and administrators . At their head stood the castle administrator , appointed by the ruler regularly for ...
... castles of the principality . Their farmsteads evidently made up the original appurtenances of the castle ; they were the property of the prince and castle administrators or court officers took over their ownership simply by dealing ...
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Introduction | 17 |
Territorial Development and the Transformation of Landscape | 23 |
The Bohemian Crown Lands | 29 |
Copyright | |
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