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Lecturer(s)
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Jiránek Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Europe after the Vienna Congress. The revolution heritage and the return to old conditions. The origin of the Saint Alliance, its congresses and influence on events in Europe. Economic development in the 19th century - the first and second industrial revolution; conditions in various countries; connections to political development. The Habsburg monarchy in the first half of the 19th century. Society, culture, and economics - development or stagnation? Franz I and Ferdinand I (V) the Gracious - the influence of the individual on the form of the state. Biedermeier. The continuation in Czech revival attempts; cultural activities of the revival activists; Czech domestic and national institutions - "Matice Česká" (an institution that published scientific literature), the museum, the Unity for Industry encouragement in Bohemia. The relationship between the Czechs and the Germans. The relation between the state and nationalist movements. The Balkans in the 19th century - the Ottoman empire; national-liberty struggles and their international contexts; the origin of independent states. The colonial issue - colonial powers and their dominions; types of colonies; liberation struggles; connections to international relations. 1848 in Europe - ideals and reality. Origins of the revolutionary movement; progress across Europe; political, economic, and national contexts. The revolution in the Habsburg monarchy - Vienna, Czech countries, Hungary. The issue of a constitution and its solution. Neo-absolutism; Bach's regime. Administrative reforms; economic changes. The Habsburg monarchy included in international relations in the 1850s. Formation of a civil society (Constitutions of 1861, 1867). The development of the Czech countries and the Czech society after 1848. Dualism. Czech-German relations; Czech policy. America in the 19th century - conditions of power on the continent; liberation struggle against colonial powers; the USA and their inner development; the advance of the USA to the position of a great power. Great Britain in the 19th century. The influence of the Industrial Revolution; political and social development. The culture of the Victorian period. British diplomacy. The Irish issue. The unity of Italy and its international contexts. The development of Italy until the First World War. The unity of Germany and its international contexts. Russia in the 19th century - political, economic, and cultural development; the relations with other great powers. France in the 19th century. The Restoration period. The July Monarchy. 1848 in France. The Second Emperorship. The Third Republic. The Habsburg monarchy in the last third of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century - the development and the clashes of political parties; reforms of the right to vote; economic and cultural development. The Austrian issue and Europe. National arguments and their (non) solution. The Pyrenean Peninsula in the 19th century. The Carolistic wars; republicanism on the Pyrenean Peninsula; Spain and Portugal and their dominions overseas. The main political movements in Europe in the 19th century (liberalism, socialism, conservativism, anarchism, nationalism). International relationships, 1871-1914 - the interest of powers; the origin of alliances, the way to the First World War. Jews and European society in the 19th century. Anti-Semitism, assimilation, Zionism. Europe and the Far East in the 19th century. Japan and its entrance between the powers. The First World War.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to introduce students to the political, cultural, and economic development in the Czech countries, the Habsburg monarchy, and the world in the "long" 19th century.
Students will acquire an understanding of various events, personalities, and epochs involved in these developments, as well as an ability to make mutual connections.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
Credit is determined by the reading of at least 15 titles, including the maximum of five studies from scholarly presses (the minimum for each is 20 pages). At least one of the titles has to be in one of the world languages.
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Recommended literature
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BADE, K. J. Evropa v pohybu. Evropské migrace dvou staletí. Praha: NLN, 2005.
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FERGUSON, N. Britské impérium. Cesta k modernímu světu.. Praha, 2007.
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FERGUSON, N. Nešťastná válka. Praha, 2004.
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FURET, F. Francouzská revoluce I-II.. Praha (2. díl 2007), 2004.
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HLAVAČKA, M. České země v 19. století (použitelné jako učebnice). Praha, 2014.
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HROCH, M. Na prahu národní existence. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1999.
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HROCH, M. V národním zájmu. Praha, 1999.
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KŘEN, J. Konfliktní společenství. Praha: Academia, 1990.
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RAPPORT, M. Evropa devatenáctého století (použitelné jako učebnice). Praha, 2011.
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SCHORSKE, C. E. Vídeň na přelomu století.. Brno, 2000.
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SCHULZE, H. Stát a národ v evropských dějinách. Praha: NLN, 2003.
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ŠEDIVÝ, I. Češi, České země a Velká válka 1914-1918. Praha, 2003.
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ŠTAIF, J. Obezřetná elita: česká společnost mezi tradicí a revolucí 1830 - 1851. Praha: Dokořán, 2005.
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URBAN, O. Česká společnost 1848 - 1918. Praha: Svoboda, 1982.
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