The essence of the project proposed:The two decades between the World Wars represented the most successful period in the history of the republican party of farmers and small-holding farmers (Agrarian Party). This Party acquired the strongest political power, and by its participation in all governments at that time (with the exception of clerical ones) it crucially influenced the political and economic shape of the Republic. By exercising an elaborated tactic the Agrarian Party also penetrated the Czech and Moravian sugar industry, where it acquired crucial economic positions. This step influenced, inter alia, the structure of the agricultural lines of business, and was eventually reflected in the political and power benefits the Agrarian Party gained in rural areas. The majority of works covering this topic written in the pre-November era are mainly in the form of partial studies or chapters of collective proceedings. Furthermore, they carry traces of ideological bias against the practices of the Agrarian Party. It is then quite obvious that there a great need of reviewing this issue. The grant project will therefore result in a synthesizing monograph carrying deeper and more accurate views of the development and changes of the sugar industry business and of the role played by the Agrarian Party during this process. (en)
Na základě studia archivních pramenů, dobového tisku, dobové i současné odborné literatury zpracovat dějiny cukrovarnictví a řepařství v českých zemích v letech 1918-1938 souběžně s objasněním úlohy Republikánské strany zemědělského a malorolnického lidu (agrární strany) v uvedeném období.