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Philosophy

Thinking about Ordinary Things A Short Invitation to Philosophy

Sokol Jan

ISBN: PB: 9788024622293, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, October 2013
220 pp., 20.3x12.7 cm

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! In this compact yet informative book, former dissident, occasional politician, software developer, and noted Czech philosopher, Jan Sokol offers a way to teach young radical students about...

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Linguistics

Around the Globe Rethinking Oral History with Its Protagonists

Vanek Miroslav

ISBN: PB: 9788024622262, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, October 2013
160 pp., 20.3x12.7 cm

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! In this unusual and important new work, Miroslav Vanek interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium's current status within the social sciences in light of recent techno...

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Anthropology

Contemporary Funeral Rituals of Sa'dan Toraja From Aluk Todolo to "New" Religions

Budiman Michaela

ISBN: PB: 9788024622286, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, October 2013
170 pp., 24.1x17 cm, 40 halftones, 3 tables

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! The Sa'dan Toraja are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This rigorous academic study by noted expert Michaela Budiman examines the deep cultural shif...

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Asia

In Japan (1893-94)

Korensky Josef

ISBN: HB: 9788024620732, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, September 2013
250 pp., 22.9x17.8 cm

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! During his 1893 journey around the world, Czech traveler, pedagogue, and writer Josef Korensky spent only two months traveling in Japan, yet his power of observation yielded a travelogue t...

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Linguistics

Literary Criticism

Prague English Studies and the Transformation of Philologies

Prochazka Martin, Pilny Ondrej

ISBN: PB: 9788024621562, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, September 2013
140 pp., 20.3x12.7 cm

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! This collaborative monograph will commemorate the centenary of the Prague English Studies, officially inaugurated in 1912 by the appointment of Vilem Mathesius. Apart from reassessing the...

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Linguistics

Spoken Sibe Morphology of the Inflected Parts of Speech

Zikmundova Veronika

ISBN: PB: 9788024621036, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, June 2013
212 pp., 24x17 cm

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! At present, the Sibe language is the only still-active oral variety of Manchu, the language of the indigenous tribe of Manchuria. With some 20,000 to 30,000 speakers it is also the most wi...

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History of Art

Czech Modern Painters 1888-1918

Wittlich Petr

ISBN: HB: 9788024620725, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, January 2013
207 pp., 25.4x22.8 cm, 29 halftones, 130 colour illus.

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! Dealing with not only specific artists in the context of their national identity, but also with overarching themes in the rise of modernism, "Czech Modern Painters" is an articulate and we...

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Law

Interpretation of Law in China Roots and Perspectives

Tomasek Michal, Muhlemann Guido

ISBN: HB: 9788024619606, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, April 2012
204 pp., 23.1x16.5 cm

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! In March 2009, the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague, together with the University of Zurich, organized a seminar on Chinese legal culture. As a follow up to this event the pa...

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Contemporary Art

Jan Koblasa Intaglio Prints

Neslehova Mahulena

ISBN: PB: 9788024618111, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, July 2011
264 pp., 28x23 cm, 473 halftones, 40 colour illus.

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! Jan Koblasa has ranked among the leading figures of Czech and European art since the1960s. His sculptures have been integrated into many European cities, sacred spaces, and sculptors' park...

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Europe

Czech Elites and General Public Leadership, Cohesion and Democracy

Fric Pavol

ISBN: PB: 9788024618449, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, March 2011
188 pp., 19.7x14 cm, 11 tables

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! This comprehensive volume examines the relationships between the ruling elites of the Czech Republic and the general public. Sociologist Pavol Fric and other expert contributors consider t...

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