FF:HIB0010 Forming of the Nations - Course Information

HIB0010 Forming of the Nations of the Modern Balkans (19th Century - 1918)

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (lecturer), Mgr. Hana Ambrožová (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová

Timetable

Mon 10:00–11:35 B21

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of the lecture series is to introduce students to characteristic features of the inception and the process of formation of modern Balkan nations and states in the cardinal period of their history, from early 19th to early 20th century. Students will study the main facts and personalities from the history of Balkan nations. The students will also be encouraged to compare the problems in question to identify both general similarities and specific differences between the national revival process in 19th century Balkans and in Western and Central Europe. Students will thus learn about the historical roots of Balkan nationalism, many of which have profound effects even today.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction (models of the formation of nations in Western and Central Europe at the turn of the 18th and 19th century, specific features of the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans;
• 2. Serbians, Serbia (Serbian uprisings in the years 1804–1813, 1815); 3. Greeks, Greece (Greek uprising 1821–1829);
• 4. Croatians (Illyrism movement, revolution years 1848/1849); 5. Slovenians (1848/1849 – to early 1870’s);
• 6. Romanians, Romania (unification of the Danube principalities, 1850’s to 1860’s);
• 7. Bulgarians, Bulgaria (so-called April Uprising 1876, the period of Large East Crisis 1875–1878);
• 8. Albanians, Albania (Albanian national liberation efforts at the turn of the 19th and 20th century);
• 9. Macedonian Slavs (the Macedonian question in early 20th century); 10. Turks, Turkey (Yung Turks’ revolution 1908–1909, Pan-Turkism, end of the Ottoman Empire);
• 11. Summary (general and specific aspects of the formation of nations and states in the Balkans in 19th and 20th century).

Literature

• HRADEČNÝ, Pavel. Dějiny Řecka. 2., dopl. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 768 s. ISBN 80-7106-192-1. info
• ŠESTÁK, Miroslav. Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 756 s. ISBN 80-7106-266-9. info
• KABRDA, Josef, Josef KOLEJKA and Richard PRAŽÁK. Dějiny národů střední a jihovýchodní Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1966, 186 s. info
• KABRDA, Josef, Josef KOLEJKA and Richard PRAŽÁK. Dějiny národů střední a jihovýchodní Evropy : v období od Velké francouzské revoluce do roku 1918. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1963, 174 s. URL info

Assessment methods

The course in taught in the form of a lecture. To obtain the “kolokvium”, students must attend at least two thirds of all lectures and demonstrate adequate knowledge of the issues at hand.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• HIB0009 Historical Roots of Nationalist Movements in the Balkans

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

General note: Je vhodné zapsat spolu s kursem HIB0009.

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