Course: Selected Problems of the History of the 19th Century 1

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Course title Selected Problems of the History of the 19th Century 1
Course code KHV/DDHN1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jirsa Josef, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
The French Revolution and its Influence on the Development of Western Society The Napoleonic Wars The Congress of Vienna and International Law in the First Half of the 19th Century National Movements and Nationalism Liberalism, Democracy and Conservatism Metternich's Austria Czech Lands and Czech Society in the European Context Russia and Europe The German Confederation: Historical Anachronism or a Wasted Chance? The Revolution in 18481849 Political development in the Great Britain and France Italy between the Particularism and Unity

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe at an advanced level the development of European history from the French Revolution to the revolutionary years 1848-1849
Skills
to use electronic information sources
to read and understand a scholarly text in English
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the historical role of important personalities of the first half of the 19th century
to create a timeline of significant historical events of the first half of the 19th century and to place them in the context of the general development of history
to explain different approaches of Czech and world historiography to a selected topic of the first half of the 19th century
Skills
to analyze independently the events and problems of the history of the first half of the 19th century
to interpret critically the activities of important personalities in the history of the first half of the 19th century
to interpret independently the influence of the events of the first half of the 19th century on the development of European history in the second half of the 19th century
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bělina, Pavel; Hlavačka, Milan; Tinková, Daniela. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Svazek XI.a, 1792-1860. Vyd. 1. Praha : Paseka, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7432-347.
  • KISSINGER, Henry. Obnovení světového řádu. Metternich, Castlereagh a otázka míru 1812-1822. Praha, 2002.
  • Langewiesche, Dieter. Europa zwischen Restauration und Revolution 1815-1848. München, 2004.
  • Lněničková Jitka. České země v době předbřeznové 1792-1848. Praha : Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-27-3.
  • Sked, Alan. Metternich a Rakousko : pokus o hodnocení. 1. vyd. Brno : CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2014. ISBN 978-80-7325-332-5.
  • Šedivý, Miroslav. Krvavá odyssea : řecký boj za nezávislost 1821-1832. 1. vyd. Praha : Epocha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7425-087-3.
  • Šedivý, Miroslav. Zrod německého nacionalismu. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0320-2.
  • Štaif, Jiří. Obezřetná elita : česká společnost mezi tradicí a revolucí 1830-1851. 1. vyd. Praha : Dokořán, 2005. ISBN 80-7363-014-1.
  • Tinková, Daniela. Revoluční Francie : 1787?1799. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triton, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7387-211-3.


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