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Lyrická gesta

With its entry into the world a poem creates the space in which it finds itself. By means of lyrical gestures it poses questions, opens, ...

Kapitoly z dějin tělesné kultury

This new edition of the textbook for students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, contains basic data rel...

Why So Easily . . . Some Family Reasons for the Velvet Revolution

When communism was ushered into Czechoslovakia, it was supposed to last forever – yet over eleven days in November 1989, this supposedly ...

A Sociological Essay

Poetika postmodernismu

First published in 1988, A Poetics of Postmodernism is a pivotal study by Linda Hutcheon. In her discussion of postmodernism as a phenome...

Historie, teorie, beletrie

Modernita a holocaust

Bauman understands the Holocaust as a “Jewish tragedy” but emphasizes its specific features that distinguish it from all other genocides....

Svatý stolec a Československo II.

The second volume of the series presents selected summary diplomatic reports of the Czechoslovak embassy to the Holy See during the era o...

Edice dokumentů z let 1923–1925

Důsledky modernity

Publishing this book in 1990, the prominent British sociologist Anthony Giddens made a noticeable entry into the contemporary debate on t...

České teorie překladu I, II

A critical edition of Jiří Levý’s extensive classic work Czech Theories of Translation – the first history of translation in the national...

Essential Medical Terminology

Intended for English-speaking students of medical faculties, the present publication provides an introduction into the language of medici...

Your Lifeboat in the Sea of Terms

On Liberal Education and the Autopoiesis of Universities

The last thirty years have seen a significant increase in the number of universities, instructors, and students alike, yet institutions o...

English for Pharmacy and Medical Bioanalytics

The third edition of this textbook for students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, focuses on presenting and practicing Engl...

Sociální práce v mezioborové perspektivě

The publication is a collection of contributions by representatives of different fields of study who are involved in teaching in the Soci...