In this thesis, I present the now non-existent company Liberecké automobilové závody. Based on available sources, I describe the circumstances surrounding its creation, gradual development into one of the most important enterprises in socialist Czechoslovakia, and the reasons for its unsuccessful adaptation to the transformation of a centrally planned economy in a market economy, which gradually led to its eventual demise. By combining the method of oral history and the study of written sources, I capture the daily working life of witnesses - the former employees of the plant in Mnichovo Hradiště, and find out how, from today's perspective, they remember this period of their lives. Key words: LIAZ, oral history, enterprise, plant, socialistic competiton

The aim of the thesis is a reflection of the phenomenom military service in the Czechoslovak People's Army in the seventies of the twenties century in the men's collective memory who fulfilled military service in these times. The research was based on a narrative analysis data which have been obtained during oral history interviews with contemporary witnesses. Then, the data were compared with written historical sources. The thesis is focused on a soldier's everyday routine in the military service. The empirical part is focused on the reflection of the military service from the view of narrators.

The following thesis focuses on the long-term consequences of Partition of India on a micro- level. The thesis examines the life-history of a family that has been spatially divided owing to the decision of some family members who decided to migrate from India to Pakistan. Current, and past familial relations as well as the relationship of the spatially displaced family, specifically focusing on the relationship of the Indo-Pakistani family parts have been analysed. The life history is understood as a possible way how to explain Partition. Partition is presented in its broader historical-geographical context, specifically, the decolonization of the Indian subcontinent. The thesis incorporates selected approaches that establish a multi-dimensional framework and its interactions. The critical geopolitical approach explains the political standpoints of former political leaders as well as preconditions of Partition. The New histories approach gives way to personal spoken historical testimonies of family members in both countries, that apply nationalised representations of Partition and family ties. Additionally, feminist perspectives insight into how all three generations of the family understand and perceive topics important to the family's history, including how do they define "home ". Key words:...

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99 Bibliografická citace Církevní dějiny Benešova ve světle archeologických výzkumů /rukopis/: diplomová práce / Váňová Libuše; vedoucí práce: Petr Kubín. - Praha, 2011. - 99 s. Anotace: Diplomová práce "Církevní dějiny Benešova ve světle archeologických výzkumů" vychází z dosud publikovaných prací, které mapují historii města a jeho církevních objektů. V první fázi je tedy nejprve věnována pozornost současnému zpracování tématu. Druhá fáze je pak zaměřena na přehled archeologických výzkumů, které se v dané lokalitě v průběhu doby uskutečnily. Důraz je kladen na výzkumy objektů sakrální povahy (klášter minoritů, farní kostel sv. Mikuláše, špitál s kostelem sv. Alžběty, areál piaristické koleje). Výsledky těchto výzkumů jsou pak konfrontovány s řečí písemných pramenů. V rámci objektivity nebylo možné opomenout i některé profánní objekty. Bez jejich archeologického prověření by totiž unikaly dějinné souvislosti. Za přínos lze považovat, že se podařilo objevem slovanského pohřebiště z 10. - 11. století podpořit zprávu (byť z pozdního pramene), která hovoří o svěcení kostela v Benešově v roce 1070. Klíčová slova: Církevní dějiny Benešova - historie města - archeologie Abstrakt: Thesis "Ecclestical History of Benesov in the light of archeological research" is based on Publisher work, which charts the history of...

Diploma thesis, titled "Mural painting in Bohemia in the 14th century" is focused on two particular locations, The Chapel of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Český Rudolec and on the ancient minorit church of Saint John the Baptist in Jindřichův Hradec. The first part of this thesis deals with the contemporary, historical, political, religional and art situation and consequently discusses the question of the wall paintings of these two locations mentioned above in the broader context. The next two chapters are focused on the locations on their own and discuss their history and the history of the dynasties as the owners of these landed estates. In brief the thesis also presents the historical sacral monuments - the Church in Jindřichův Hradec and the Chapel in Český Rudolec, where the described wall paintings are situated. The main attention is devoted to the murals and to the iconographic motifs. The main goal of this thesis is to describe and assess the wall paintings in Český Rudolec and in Jindřichův Hradec and to interpret the wall paintings in Český Rudolec in terms of their style and iconographic context in which they have not been presented before.

The thesis deals with the phenomenon of allotment gardens. Lots of them have been closed down currently and their functions have been questioned. The aim of the thesis is to find out a historical context of allotment gardens and a current state in a chosen one situated in Prague. The emphasis is put on social, economic and environmental aspects. These aspects are chosen because of the evaluation of the allotment garden in terms of the sustainable development and its environmental, economic, social institucional and social individual parts. The first part of the thesis provides general insight of the issues. It also deals with history of allotment gardens, reasons of their foundation and their development during the time. The second part of the thesis consists of the case study of two allotment gardens on Libeň Island in Prague. They physically adjoins each other and have a common historical development. People from both sites are connected with personal relationship. That is the reason why they could be considered as the one society. This part presents how it works inside these two allotment gardens as well as their importance for gardeners and for wider society with particular atention of environmental, economic and social aspects mentioned before. To illustrate the atmosphere of the place part of...

Thesis using the oral history of attempts based on interviews with dealers to characterize the emergence and development of casinos in the country, focusing on the period 1990-1999. It will further seek to analyze croupiers look for changes in their profession during the nineties, it tries to find out how the company viewed these devices and how their perceptions changed over time. This research will also try to approximate the conditions under which the casino could arise in which sites are placed among these devices, as over time changed their level and quality of services offered and what kind of casino guests attended. Another objektive of this work is to find out what people in the nineties to post dealer reported what they had to comply with the conditions and how their level in the nineties changed. Keywords: 1990 - 1999 - casino -the dealer- oralhistory -biography.

The work focuses on the emergence of therapeutic communities for drug addicts in the Czech Republic. Describes the history of addiction treatment in 1989 and subsequently the emerging system of care for drug addicts in 1989. It charts the evolution of the concept of therapeutic community and using the oral history brings experience and individual stories of each of the founders of therapeutic communities.

My thesis presents a study of floods which repeatedly hit the town of Soběslav and it's close surroundings between 1729 and 1740. The text is divided in a theoretical (metodological) and an empirical part. In the theoretical part I will briefly summarize methodological trends in the modern historiography, which were most relevant for the thesis - environmental history, historical anthropology and microhistory. The second part will be dedicated to the floods of Soběslav; it derives primarily from research of previously unpublished resources from the archive and focuses also on short history of the town and description of it's natural surroundings. The main part is devoted to the Soběslav millers, but there will be reflected also the documented disputes over water-washed material, the response of the town offices to natural disaster and other consequences of the flood. The broad objective of this study is to examine other directions of research on early modern floods and the related problems. The thesis is an attempt to more general application of findings which emerged from the analysis of archival sources, and consideration of the possibilities and limits of comparison of historical and modern floods.