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The Czech nobility in the second half of the 19th century. Noble estate in the Bohemia at the turn of the ages: The analysis of economic conditions of three aristocratic families
Páťal, Luboš ; Hlavačka, Milan (advisor) ; Švaříčková Slabáková, Radmila (referee) ; Cibulka, Pavel (referee)
The Bohemian nobility in the second half of the 19th century. Noble estate in the Bohemia at the turn of the ages: The analysis of economic conditions of three aristocratic families. The second half of the 19th century and early 20th century is a time of transformation, with one phase of economic, social and societal history ending in Austria in 1848. This newly emerging world full of changes must also be addressed by the Bohemian nobility, which is also one of the groups affected by these changes. Abolition of forced labor and the subsequent purchase of land lead to the release of an unprecedented amount of free capital. The Bohemian nobility look for business disciplines in which they invest this free capital, but at the same time they must deal with the transfer of their landed property from patrimonial management to economic estate. The nobility is therefore forced to innovate their agricultural production, forest production and to improve the management of their estates; they invest their free capital not only in manufacturing, but also in industries unrelated to the agricultural operation of their ancestral estates, while also investing in the construction of railways. The nobility address their position in the new local governmental and self-governing structures of the monarchy. Count Chotek family...
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Alois Pražák
Cibulka, Pavel
An Analysis of the political impact of Alois Pražák (1820-1901), leader of the Moravian National Party, and his influence of the organisation and work of the party in the years 1861 to 1901.
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