Thesis (doctoral)--Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, 1975. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-246).

Inaug.-Diss.--Bonn. / Lebenslauf. "Verzeichnis der benutzten Literatur": 3d and 4th prelim. leaf.

Thesis (M.A.)--Zhongguo wen hua xue yuan. / Cover title. Reproduced from typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

The study of noble hunting phenomenon confirms that game keeping did not represent only entertainment for aristocracy but performed much more functions in the process of constituting the collective mentality of aristocracy. Taking the width and depth of motivation into account it turned out completely inadequate to consider hunting a mere sort of sport activities of aristocrats. This diploma paper presents the analysis of intricate relationships between the noble world-view and the world of hunting. It offers the outline of origins and forms of the aristocratic thinking about hunting, which contributed to the preservation of the nobleness tradition under Franz Joseph I. It is done with the emphasis put on the Czech aristocrats, especially the Schwarzenberg family. From different points of view the respective chapters examine different elements and layers of the ideology underlying the noble game-keeping that made up a significant constituent of the "other reality", into which the aristocracy confined themselves in the era of citizenship.

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Habilitation - Universität, Passau, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [571]-689) and index.

Habilitation - Universität, Passau, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [571]-689) and index.

The diploma thesis concerns with issues of the hunt as a part of the nobleman representation and its image in facilities of the Czech hunting chateaus. The introductory chapters of this these describe the phenomena of hunt, its evolution and its image in fine art. These chapters are subsequently filled in iconographical drafts, which helped to form the shape of the decoration of chateaus. The core of the thesis are chapters concern with theme of the hunting architecture and artistic evaluation of the group nobleman hunting residences. Specifically, these are chateaus Svaty Hubert, Humprecht, Diana, Ohrada and Kozel. In the final chapters the author introduces an issue of nobleman representation. Into its context he situates the theme of hunt and pieces of fine arts connected with it. These chapters also contain a few examples of the aristocrats who knew how to use the hunt for their personal representation. For illustration is this thesis amended by picture attachment.

This thesis undertakes a critical analysis of the history management of the East-Elbian nobility. Its central hypothesis is that noble families throughout the second half of the twentieth century deliberately sought to steer and control the public commemoration of their caste. These efforts were a concerted assault on widely held views about the place of the nobility in recent history, and specifically, about their culpability in the disasters that brought about war, defeat and moral shame to Germany. The first phase of noble history management concerned an expressed ‘resistance against Hitler’ alignment and self-distancing from the regime. The second phase of history management strategically employed autobiographical and family chronicles to construct an image of a modest and industrious elite, deeply rooted in the ancient traditions and virtues of an apolitical East-Elbian estate society. This dissertation argues that the process of history management continued after German reunification in 1989-1990, when many former refugee families returned to their old estates in East Elbia.