FPF:UHVD2196 Early Modern Statistical Sourc

UHVD2196 Early Modern Statistical Sources to the History of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014

Extent and Intensity: 0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by: Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations: The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with: there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives: Familiarisation with proto-statistical sources of the 17 and 18 centuries both of state and church provenance considering the history of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, with their development, basic characteristics and ways of their employment. Basic methods of work (analysis, criticism, interpretation) with sources of specific character will be introduced on samples of editions and reproductions of archival sources. These may be employed for comparative study of selected population, social, economic as well as cultural phenomena. The ways of determination of their information potential and credibility will be indicated as well as thematic scopes that employ them as principal sources.
Language of instruction: Czech
Further Comments: The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information: * Attendance of lessons
* written test
* essay in the extent of 5 pages minimum

The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017.