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Course: History of Poland I

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Course title History of Poland I
Course code KLKS/POD1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Téra Michal, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Orbis polonus: geographical context, ethnic and religious map of the region. The Piast Poland. Under the Polish crown. The Polish Kingdom until the extinction of the Piast dynasty. Silesia between Poland and Czech. Casimir III. the Great and the first "golden age" of Poland. The Polish-Lithuanian State againt the Knight's Orders in Pomerania and Livonia. The Jagiellonian Kingdom. Rzecpospolita - "the noble republic" as a model for state organization. Renaissance, sarmatism, and noble culture in the age of "golden liberty". Poles and the Ottomans. The Sweden dynasty on the Polish throne. The Vasas and their endeavour to rule over the Balticum. Khmeľnyts'kyi, the Swedish "Deluge" and the Polish "national mythology". Finis Poloniae: the European Powers and the Partition of Poland.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The the course is focused on the history of Poland from the beggining of the Polish state under the firt Piast rulers until the end of the 18th century (the partition of Poland). The history of Poland will be examined in the broad context of East-Central European history, with the attention not only on the political but first of all on the cultural, social and religious developments within and outside Poland. After the finishing this course, the student will know the specifics of the historical progress of this area and be able to work with relevant literature.
Students will be able to understand main problems of the given historical period, will orientate in Polish history of the era and will discuss main secondary literature.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Regular participation on the lectures. Final paper (neccessary to win at least 70%). The list of the read literature.
Recommended literature
  • BACZKOWSKI, K. - GRZYBOWSKI, S. Wileka Historia Polski 2. Dzieje Polski późnośriedniowiecnej (1370 - 1506). Dzieje Polski i Litwy (1506 - 1648). Kraków: FOGRA, 2003.
  • BOGUCKA, M. Dzieje kultury polskiej do 1918 roku. Wroclaw: Ossolineum, 1991.
  • DAVIES, N. - MOORHOUSE, R. Mikrokosmos. Portrét jednoho středoevropského města. Praha: BB art, 2006.
  • DAVIES, N. God's Playground. A History of Poland. In two Volumes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • DAVIES, N. Polsko. Dějiny národa ve středu Evropy. Praha: Prostor, 2003.
  • GIEROWSKI, J. A. - GRODZISKI, S. Wielka Historia Polski 3. Rzeczpospolita w dobie złotej wolności (1648 - 1763). Polska w czasach przełomu (1764 - 1815). Kraków: FOGRA, 2003.
  • GRELL, J. Polska i Węgry w kulturze i civilizacji europejskiej. Krakow: Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1997.
  • GROBELNÝ, A. - BAKALA, J. Tisíc let česko-polské vzájemnosti I. Opava: Slezský ústav ČSAV, 1966.
  • KACZANOWSKI, P. - KOZLOWSKI, J. K. - WYROZUMSKI, J. Wielka Historia Polski 1. Najdawniejsze dzieje ziem polskich (do VI w.). Dzieje Polski piastowskiej (VIII W. - 1370). Kraków: FOGRA, 2003.
  • MACŮREK, J. Dějiny polského národa. Praha: Melantrich, 1948.
  • MACŮREK, J. (ed.). Češi a Poláci v minulosti I. Praha: ČSAV, 1964.
  • MĄCZAK, A. - SAMSONOWICZ, H. - BURKE, P. (edd.). Central Europe in Transition from the Fourteenth to the Seventeenth Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
  • TAZBIR, J. Szlaki kultury polskiej. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1986.
  • VITOŇ, J. Úvod do kultury a dějin Polska I (do roku 1815). Praha: Karolinum, 1995.
  • WANDYCZ, P. S. Střední Evropa v dějinách. Od středověku do současnosti. Praha: Academia, 1998.
  • WYCZAŃSKI, A. Polska w Europie XVI stulecia. Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna, 1973.
  • ZAJĄCZKOWSKI, A. Szlachta polska: kultura i struktura. Warszawa: Semper, 1993.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2012) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2015) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Documental and Archival Services (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2015) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
University of Pardubice, date of update: 02.07.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2016/2017