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Lecturer(s)
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Hrabětová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the Problems of the History Modern Period 2. Civil war and revolution in England 3. Main features of economic development in the 17th and 18th century (since the industrial revolution) 4. Culture in the 17th and 18th century 5. Struggle of the French for hegemony in Europe in the 2nd half of the 17th century 6. North and East Europe in the 2nd half of the 17th century 7. Western and Southern Europe in the 1st half of the 18th century 8. European power politics in the years 1715-1763 9. Development towards Independence of USA 10. Industrial Revolution in Britain 11. The situation in Europe before the French Revolution, French Revolution 12. The Napoleonic Wars, the Congress of Vienna 13. Historiography to the history of the Modern Period; Final Evaluation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 39 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterise in the basic problems of early modern period |
| to describe the development of early modern period in the wider context of world history |
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| to analyse on the basic level the problems of history of 17th and 18th century |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe the main events and personalities of the history of early modern period in the years 1648-1815 |
| to characterize the development of events in the most important states - England, France, Spain - in relation to other parts of Europe |
| to explain changes in economic and cultural development |
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| to critically reflect the literature on the history of early modern period in the years 1648-1815 |
| to analyse the politics of great powers from the end of the Thirty Years' War to 1815 |
| to interpret the results of important war conflicts, demographic development |
| to interpret economic and social conditions |
| to critically evaluate the role and influence of important personalities in the history of early modern period in the years 1648-1815 |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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Recommended literature
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Black, Jeremy. Evropa osmnáctého století. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-376-0.
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Furet, François. Promýšlet Francouzskou revoluci. 1. vyd. Brno : Atlantis, 1994. ISBN 80-7108-089-6.
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KOVÁŘ, M. - TUMIS, S. Zrození velmoci. Anglie (Velká Británie) na cestě k postavení první světové mocnosti (1603-1746). Praha, 2007.
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Mikulec, Jiří. Leopold I. Život a vláda barokního Habsburka. Praha, 1998.
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Munck, Thomas. Evropa sedmnáctého století : 1598-1700. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2002. ISBN 80-7021-508-9.
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Raková, Svatava. Podivná revoluce : dlouhá cesta Američanů k nezávislosti (1763-1783). Vyd. 1. Praha : Triton, 2005. ISBN 80-7254-575-2.
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Stellner, František. Sedmiletá válka v Evropě. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri, 2000. ISBN 80-7277-010-1.
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Tapié, Victor-Lucien. Marie Terezie a Evropa : od baroka k osvícenství ; [z francouzského originálu přeložili Vlasta a Karel Kubišovi]. 1. vyd. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1997. ISBN 80-204-0616-6.
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Uhlíř, Dušan. Bitva tří císařů : Slavkov - Austerlitz 1805. Brno : Ave, 2005. ISBN 80-86831-01-9.
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Vlnas, Vít. Princ Evžen Savojský : život a sláva barokního válečníka. Praha ; Paseka, 2001. ISBN 80-7185-380-1.
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