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Estate maps and their importance for the study of historical landscapes and serfdom towns
Tůmová, Martina ; Semotanová, Eva (advisor) ; Frajer, Jindřich (referee) ; Šantrůčková, Markéta (referee)
The dissertation deals with the knowledge and reconstruction of the historical landscape of the early to the upper modern period using cartographic sources, maps of the estates from the 18th and the first half of the 19th century, which have not been exploited so far. It seeks answers to the questions of what changes occurred in the landscape during this period and documents them, especially on the example of the serfdom towns in Bohemia. The dissertation is interdisciplinary in nature. It tries to contribute to research in historical geography and to fit thematically into the concept of studying historical landscapes (from identification and documentation to understanding the meanings of their transformations). However, it also uses the approaches of historical cartography in the research, analysis and processing of hitherto neglected cartographic sources - sources of information about the past. Attention in the study of historical landscapes and urban history has so far been paid rather to the younger period from the mid-19th century onwards, mainly because of the availability, mostly wider possibilities of processing the necessary historical sources (topographically more accurate old maps and plans of comparative character) and the accuracy of their narrative value. The older period up to the...
The Iron Curtain and its heritage in the context of transformations of the borderland of Czechia in the second half of the 20th century
Chloupek, Pavel ; Kučera, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Semian, Michal (referee)
The Iron Curtain and Its Heritage in the Context of Transformations of the Borderland of Czechia in the Second Half of the 20th Century This bachelor thesis deals with the Iron Curtain and its heritage, which is related how the Iron Curtain is commemorated to us today, and how we can look at the history of the Czech borderland affected by this former barrier. The thesis first introduced the phenomenon of the Iron Curtain and the problem of defining the borders. Then there is the form of discussion with the literature discussed how the Czech borderland changed by the Iron Curtain and its subsequent fall, and what was in this context of the research. It is discussed what is heritage of the Iron Curtain, and its possible use. Own research here is established at first, which is the comments of the Iron Curtain today, and what we can say these comments. Another part of the thesis is focused about the presentation the past of the Iron Curtain, and what people, visitors to the Museum of the Iron Curtain perceive about it. Different types of interviews are detected another interesting finding information on the borderland and the influence of the Iron Curtain. The research suggests that the Iron Curtain is remembered while successfully, but it would not mind if it was remembered more, to never more repeat...
The Iron Curtain and its heritage in the context of transformations of the borderland of Czechia in the second half of the 20th century
Chloupek, Pavel ; Kučera, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Semian, Michal (referee)
The Iron Curtain and Its Heritage in the Context of Transformations of the Borderland of Czechia in the Second Half of the 20th Century This bachelor thesis deals with the Iron Curtain and its heritage, which is related how the Iron Curtain is commemorated to us today, and how we can look at the history of the Czech borderland affected by this former barrier. The thesis first introduced the phenomenon of the Iron Curtain and the problem of defining the borders. Then there is the form of discussion with the literature discussed how the Czech borderland changed by the Iron Curtain and its subsequent fall, and what was in this context of the research. It is discussed what is heritage of the Iron Curtain, and its possible use. Own research here is established at first, which is the comments of the Iron Curtain today, and what we can say these comments. Another part of the thesis is focused about the presentation the past of the Iron Curtain, and what people, visitors to the Museum of the Iron Curtain perceive about it. Different types of interviews are detected another interesting finding information on the borderland and the influence of the Iron Curtain. The research suggests that the Iron Curtain is remembered while successfully, but it would not mind if it was remembered more, to never more repeat...

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