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Společné vývojové tendence středoevropského regionu jako předmět historické sociologie
Common Developmental Tendencies of the Central European Region as an Object of Historical Sociology

Author(s): Stanislav Holubec
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Central Europe; developmental tendencies; medieval period; comparative approach; historical sociology

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the idea of Central Europe and aims to identify common developmental tendencies of the region in the medieval period and early modern age. The author emphasizes the advantages of the comparative approach primarily in the case of the medieval and early modern Polish, Czech and Hungarian states. Alongside common developmental tendencies the author emphasizes also important differences which cast doubt on the very idea of Central Europe.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 25-47
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Czech