The emergence of a modern Pilsen and struggle of the Czech national party for the national emancipation of the czech majority in Pilsen in the latter half of the 19th century, using the Krofta family as an example

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the influence and fate of the prominent Pilsen family Krofta in the latter half of the 19th century and, based on his biography, show the typical process of the formation and development of national capital entrepreneurship and finance. It also attempts to illustrate the penetration of Czech influence into the city administration and local politics and capture the changes in the lifestyle of townspeople and the intelligentsia during the 19th century. The history of the Krofta family is a typical example of how the process of the National Revival reached its peak in a local setting outside Prague.