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Od nezištné kulturní výměny k prosazování národních zájmů. Koncepční proměny zahraniční kulturní politiky SRN a česko(slovensko)-německé kulturní vztahy

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Baštová P.

Soudobé dějiny (Contemporary History)

2014

issue 1-2

134-166

This article analyses and assesses changes in the basic principles and priorities of the cultural diplomacy of the Federal Republic of Germany from the post-war period to the present. It does so by comparing three central documents related to general conceptions, from 1977, 2000, and 2011, and considering them into the broader context of German political and social developments. The article seeks to explain what these changes say about the overall development of German foreign policy and German society, its perceptions of itself, and coming to terms with its complicated past. The interpretation of the individual conceptions is accompanied by a brief outline and an assessment of their consequences or the development of Czech(oslovak)-German cultural relations. The article draws on approaches taken in political science, while considering the topic from the position of an historian. It can reasonably be said to be part of the trend sometimes called ‘modern’ or ‘new’ political history. In her analysis, the author seeks to demonstrate that the principles which were promoted in West German cultural diplomacy during the 1960s and 1970s (namely, an expanded conception of culture, culture as ‘something for everyone’, and emphasis on equal mutual exchange), were to a considerable extent till part of the conception of 2000. In recent years, however, Germany has somewhat retreated from them or interprets hem differently, which is distinctly reflected in the conception of German cultural diplomacy from 2011. Mainly the emphasis on German national interests has increased, whereby the German approach has begun to resemble those of the French and the British. The article thus supports the thesis about the ‘normalization’ of German foreign policy in the twenty-first century. The historical development of international relations and also the growing influence of economic interests on the area of cultural diplomacy are reflected in, among other things, the change in regional priorities from a straightforward orientation to the West, then to attention to central and Eastern Europe in transformation, and eventually o an increased interest in economically developing non-European countries.

Zbožnost a rodová reprezentace na šporkovském panství Heřmanův Městec v 1. polovině 18. století

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Novotný D.

Studia theologica

2015

vol. 2

10-39

This paper is focused on piousness and the family representation of the Counts of Sporck on the Heřmanův Městec estate (East Bohemia) in the 1st half of the 18th century. The founder of this noble clan, Johann of Sporck (approximately 1600–1679), was born as a member of a peasant family near Paderborn, Germany and began the social rise of the Sporcks. He was under military duty with the Duke of Bavaria and consequently (as of 1647) served Emperor Ferdinand III. Sporck became a general and a rich and powerful magnate during the Thirty Years’ War war and the consequent struggles. The public fame of this new noble family was harmed, however, by the General’s son Ferdinand Leopold (1664–1711), who murdered his own butler, attacked his wife and other persons, and caused public commotion as well as conflicts with the elder brother Franz Anton (1662–1738). Ferdinand’s sons Johann Joseph (1693–1749) and Johann Rudolf (1695–1759), Bishop (in partibus) of Adriathea and suffragan Bishop of Prague as well, worked at improving the damaged public reputation of the Sporcks through devout acts and care for the spiritual lives of their subjects on the Heřmanův Městec estate. Noble family representation was connected with Baroque piousness in this case and point.

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Od nezištné kulturní výměny k prosazování národních zájmů. Koncepční proměny zahraniční kulturní politiky SRN a česko(slovensko)-německé kulturní vztahy

Zbožnost a rodová reprezentace na šporkovském panství Heřmanův Městec v 1. polovině 18. století