Czechs and Germans—An Enduring Problem in the Heart of Central Europe
A Conclusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire E Nolte (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Pages | 107-109 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905999608408430 |
| OpenAlex | W2258973103 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The relationship between Germans and Czechs has often been the crucible on which the history of Central Europe was forged. Although characterized more by enmity than amity in recent times, this was not always the case. For most of the centuries when Czechs and Germans shared the same Central European space, the cultural differences between them lacked a political dimension, and their interaction was peaceful and mutually beneficial. The Teutonic Knights named their citadel “Königsberg” in honor of the Czech ruler, Přemysl Otakar II, while German townspeople contributed their skills and crafts to the economic advancement of the Bohemian kingdom which he ruled. Beginning in the nineteenth century, however, the positive aspects of this ethnic coexistence were ignored, forgotten, or suppressed by scholars and politicians, both Czech and German, who interpreted the Bohemian past in the language of national separatism
Ancient history · Archaeology · Central asia · Crucible (geodemography · Czech · Economic history · Ethnic group · German · Honor · Political science · Politics · Ruler · Sociology · Demography · Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Philosophy · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |