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Bohemia in History

Mikuláš Teich editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:29th Oct '98

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Essays on the history of the Czech lands from the ninth century to the fall of socialism in 1989.

This original collection of essays offers an account of key moments and themes in the history of the Czech lands from the ninth century to the fall of socialism in 1989. Topics range from the great Bohemian courts of the medieval and early modern periods, to the dramatic ethnic upheavals of modern times.This original collection offers an account of key moments and themes in the history of the Czech lands from the time of the rise of the Premyslide dynasty in the ninth century to the fall of socialism in 1989. The pieces, commissioned especially for this volume, are written by prominent scholars almost all teaching and researching in the present-day Czech Republic. Apart from eleven historical essays along socio-political times there are four contributions which focus broadly on the arts, sciences and education, emphasising political, economic and other aspects. Two further essays consider the worlds of the university and of science in the period 1800–1914, and 1800–1930 respectively. The co-existence and encounters between Czechs and Germans embedded in Czech history are emphasised throughout the book, while the conflicts between the two nationalities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are examined in a separate chapter. Lastly, pursuing the 'ethnic' theme, there are essays on both the little-explored question of Czech-Jewish relations and on the sensitive Czech-Slovak question.

'All of these essays are highly scholarly pieces of work … [an] excellent book.' Slavic Review
'… a valuable compilation of historical work.' Catherine Albrecht, H-NET Book Review

ISBN: 9780521431552

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 31mm

Weight: 860g

408 pages