scholarly journals Recenze / Reviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 433-436
Keyword(s):  
Czech Lands

Peter Knötzele, Das römische Gräberfeld von Stettfeld II. Katalog der Gräber und übrigen Befunde Forschungen und Berichte zur Archäologie in Baden-Württemberg, Band 7 (rec. J. Jílek), 433 Marianne Dumitrache, Die Konstanzer Marktstätte im Mittelalter und in der Neuzeit. Forschungen und Berichte zur Archäologie in Baden-Württemberg, Band 5 (rec. R. Procházka), 434-435 Václav Matoušek – Tomáš Janata – Růžena Zimová – Jan Chlíbec, Krajina českých zemí v době třicetileté války v díle Matthäuse Meriana staršího. The Landscape of the Czech Lands in the Era of Thirty Years‘ War in the Work of Matthäus Merian Senior (rec. L. Rytíř), 435-436.

Democracy and Its Limits: Gender and Rights in the Czech Lands, 1918–1938

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Feinberg
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Ethnic Nationalism ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Public ◽  
Universal Language ◽  
National Ideology ◽  
Democratic Nation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Czech Lands ◽  
Public Imagination

On 28 October 1918, a group of Czech nationalists stood on the steps of the Obecni Dům (Municipal House) in Prague and proclaimed their independence from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, allying themselves with the new state of Czechoslovakia. Their declaration marked the beginning of a new era in the Czech lands, one in which Czechs, as the majority nation, hoped to redefine the terms of political discourse. The new Czechoslovak Republic, its Czech supporters declared, would be the antithesis of the Habsburg regime. In the place of a multinational Monarchy, they would erect a democratic nation-state. The second half of this political vision was complicated by the fact that the new Czechoslovakia actually contained many ethnic groups, but Czechs still tended to imagine their new Republic as the political expression of the Czech nation. At the same time, this “Czech-centered” politics also emphasized the democratic basis of the new country. Czechoslovakia, Czech leaders said, would be a state governed by its people and dedicated to protecting their rights and freedoms as individuals. A political culture that rested on both ethnic nationalism and democratic values obviously contained some internal tensions: the need to protect the interests of one specific nation and the duty to protect the individual rights of all citizens could rub uncomfortably against each other. Yet, at that moment in 1918, most Czechs failed to register this potential for ideological conflict, instead seeing an essential link between democratic politics and the good of the Czech nation. For many Czechs, democracy itself was a need of the nation, a political structure crucial to Czech national self-realization. This idea came from one prominent conception of Czech nationhood that had captured the public imagination in the fall of 1918. According to this strain of Czech national ideology, the Czech nation had a sort of democratic character. This meant that only an egalitarian, democratic government would suit a “Czech” state. So, paradoxically, a universal language of rights and freedoms was the key to building a truly national Czechoslovak Republic. It was with a state that emphasized equality and personal freedom that the Czechs would fulfill their national destiny.

The Emergence of Serfdom in the Czech Lands

1982 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 7-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Macek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Lands

The Archaeology of Prague and the Medieval Czech Lands, 1100–1600 by Jan Klápště

Parergon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-225
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Fudge
Keyword(s):  
Czech Lands

scholarly journals Jaroslav Olša, jr.: 150 Years of Hidden Ties Between Koreans and Czechs

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Veronika Kyseláková
Keyword(s):  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
History Of ◽  
Czech Lands

Chapters from the history of contacts between the Czech Lands and the Korean Peninsula.

scholarly journals The Status and the Role of ‘Chocolate’ Silicite in the Bohemian Neolithic

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Pavel Burgert
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Carpathian Mountains ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
The Status ◽  
Czech Lands ◽  
Image Expansion

The article focuses on the chronological status of the distribution of ‘chocolate’ silicite originating from the area of south-east Poland in the prehistory of the Czech lands. The flow of ‘chocolate’ silicite across the Carpathian Mountains culminated in the period of the Stroke-Ornamented Ware culture (5100/5000–4500/4400 cal BC) in the area studied. Based on the analysis of the contexts of finds and the classification of the artefacts, the raw material is interpreted as an indicator of the presence of individuals or groups with an exclusive social status. Both the pattern of distribution and the status are common to other ‘exotic’ raw materials, especially for Carpathian obsidian, in the studied area in that same period. By comparing the spatial and chronological image expansion of both materials can lead to similar conclusions in their assessment

scholarly journals Bolesław Szczodry (1058–1079) konstruktorem środkowoeuropejskiego bloku antycesarskiego?

2020 ◽  
pp. 78-109
Author(s):  
Adam Lubocki
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Main Emphasis ◽  
Henry Iv ◽  
Czech Lands

The article analyzes contacts between Bolesław Szczodry (1058–1079) and neighbouring states in Central Europe (Hungary, the Czech lands, the Lutician Federation, Saxony). The main emphasis is on the influence of those contacts on Polish­­­­­­‑German relations. The article attempts to answer the question as to whether the alliances formed by the Polish ruler were a result of a more serious, far­­­­­­‑reaching policy directed against the German ruler. In connection with this, each state is dealt with separately, and relations with it are viewed separately from the remainder. The effect of such an approach is the perception that the majority of the actions of Bolesław Szczodry were of an ad hoc nature, and not stricte directed against the Empire. Only the Polish­ ‑Hungarian alliance – although also not without certain controversial aspects – gives the appearance of a lasting alliance, one fundamental for Polish policy at that time. As a result, the answer to the question in the title is in the negative: Bolesław Szczodry did not form alliances with neghbouring states with the aim of weakening Germany and of building a more powerful coalition capable of defeating King Henry IV.

scholarly journals Protestant cemeteries in Czechia: a necrogeographical perspective

Geografie ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-207
Author(s):  
Zdeněk R. Nešpor
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Social Geography ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Important Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Czech Lands ◽  
The Impact

The article introduces the field of necrogeography to Czech social geography and provides information on existing (nationwide) data sources. The author takes the issue of Protestant confessional cemeteries as an example, briefly outlines the history of these special types of burial fields (established principally from the end of the 18th century until approximately the mid-20th century), and provides a historical geographical analysis of their regional distribution in the Czech Lands. The article proves the impact of religious and geographical factors on the emergence (and eventual demise) of non-Catholic Christian confessional cemeteries and, at the same time, the research unveiled a number of important research questions to be addressed by Czech necrogeography in the future.

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