UHVHNP0001 Economic and social history I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Thu 17:15–18:00 M5
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UHVHNP0001/A: Thu 18:05–18:50 M5, P. Kozák
Prerequisites
Prerequisite for passing the exam, which takes place in written or oral form, is the successful completion of the seminar part of the course.
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
Course objectives
The course deepens and expands the basic knowledge of economic and social aspects of historical development, especially in the context of Czech history. It provides an overview of the methodological and theoretical background of the field. In individual lessons, students will be acquainted with the economic and social history of the countryside, cities and the highest strata of pre-modern society, ie the nobility, from the Middle Ages to the end of the early modern period. The seminar pays attention to selected problem areas of Czech economic and social history. The student deepens the ability to work with literature and selected sources, skills in the application of methods of historical work.
Learning outcomes
By completing the course, the student will comprehensively expand and deepen their knowledge of economic and social aspects of the historical Czech lands in the Middle Ages and early modern times. At the same time, the student will gain a basic overview of methodological discussions in the field. The seminar part of the course will deepen students' ability to work independently with professional literature and selected sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Methodology and theoretical background;
  • 2. Feudal society;
  • 3.-4. Countryside and rural economy in the Middle Ages;
  • 5.-6. Cities and urban economy in the Middle Ages;
  • 7. Nobility and the world of nobles;
  • 8.-9. Countryside and rural economy in the early modern period;
  • 10. The manor;
  • 11.-12. Cities and urban economy in the early modern period;
  • 13. The beginnings of industrial business.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Petráň, Josef a kol.: Dějiny hmotné kultury. II (1, 2), Kultura každodenního života od 16. do 18. století, Praha 1995-1997.
  • Nový, Luboš a kol.: Dějiny techniky v Československu (do konce 18. století), Praha 1974.
  • Petráň, Josef: Příběh Ouběnic. Mikrohistorie české vesnice, Praha 2001.
  • Myška, Milan: Proto-Industrialisierung in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien. In: Cerman, M. – Ogilvie, S. C.: Protoindustrialisierung in Europa. Industrielle Produktion vor dem Fabrikszeilalter, Wien 1994, S. 177-191
  • Cerman, Markus: Villagers and lords in Eastern Europe 1300-1800, Basingstoke 2012.
  • Faltus, Jozef - Průcha, Václav: Hospodářské dějiny, Praha 1992.
  • Dokoupil, Lumír: Přirozená měna obyvatelstva českých zemí v 17. a 18. století, Praha 1999.
  • Hudsonová, Pat: Hospodářské dějiny, In: Jak se píšou dějiny. Teorie a praxe, Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury 2016 s. 302-325.
  • Petráň, Josef a kol.: Dějiny hmotné kultury. I (1,2), Vymezení kulturních dějin. Kultura každodenního života od pravěku do 15. století, Praha 1985.
Teaching methods
Theoretical and practical preparation (lecture, seminar), frontal teaching, work with resources, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test (or oral exam). Attendance at the seminar (minimum 75%), report, active approach.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
The course will be closed by a written test (or oral exam). Prerequisite for the exam is successful completion of the seminar part of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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