Posun interpretačních rámcov problematiky dejin motorizmu v českej a slovenskej historiografii
A Shift in the Interpretation Frameworks of the Issue of the History of Motoring in Czech and Slovak Historiography

Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of motoring represents one of the most significant developments of the 20th century. As a research challenge for historians, it offers a wealth of potential avenues for investigation. The automobile has been shaped by dynamic interactions with broader economic, social, and cultural structures. In the historical sciences in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, motoring has been a marginalized subject for an extended period. At the outset, Czech historiography commenced an investigation into the phenomenon in question. Prior to 1989, however, it was perceived primarily as a technical artefact with its own internal genesis. Over time, the prevailing trends shifted in favour of a more comprehensive integration of the motoring sector within broader socioeconomic, cultural, legislative and political structures. In Slovakia, historical scholarship has gradually begun to address these trends, yet the research into this particular issue remains the exclusive domain of a relatively limited number of scholars. Consequently, a considerable imbalance existed between Czech and Slovak historiography, and this remains the case to this day. The objective of this study is to analyse the initial state and the subsequent shift in the interpretive frameworks of research into the history of motoring in Czech and Slovak historiography. Another objective is to identify and illustrate the aforementioned shifts in the perception and interpretation of motoring, utilising illustrative examples of key works in the Czech-Slovak comparative context.

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