Books published by Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic

Examining, outlining, elucidating, and supplementing the existing body of scholarship concerning the medieval theological supposition that man was created as a replacement for fallen angels, this book traces the implications of the question from the first century of the common era to the present day.

The chronically homeless face a stark reality: lack of access to support systems, adequate shelter, and sustenance, with little hope for something better. This book tells of homelessness among young people - the causes and their attitudes to the various problems they face.

Dvorak's opera Rusalka at the National Theatre. A punk concert in an underground club. The hypnotic chanting of Hare Krishnas joyfully dancing thmugh the streets. These are the sounds of Prague. In this book, they are the subject of a musical anthropological inquiry.

A complete textbook for a course for English-language speakers who want to learn Czech. Based on a communicative and comparative approach, it presents the basics of the Czech language by means of continuous and systematic acquisition of vocabulary and conversational phrases grouped around useful topics and situations.

The Master of the Trebon Altarpiece was a painter active in Prague in the fourteenth century and one of the most important gothic artists of the international style. This book attempts to definitively identify and contextualize this unknown artist's oeuvre. It is suitable for scholars of art history as well as European art aficionados.

Traces the position of rhetoric in cultural and educational systems from ancient times to the present. In this book, the author examines rhetoric's decline in importance in a period of rationalism and enlightenment, presents the causes of negative connotations of rhetoric, and explains why rhetoric in the twentieth century regained its prestige.

The generalization of microeconomics enables model descriptions of economic rationality, even in fields that standard microeconomics more or less avoids, like nonprofit sectors of market economies, altruism, or externalities. The authors argue, ultimately, that the generalizing criterion is a Darwinian maximization of the probability of survival.

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A novel featuring Saturnin, a 'gentleman's gentleman' who obviously owes a debt to Wodehouse's beloved Jeeves, who wages a constant battle to protect his master from romantic disaster and intrusive relatives, such as Aunt Catherine, the 'Prancing Dictionary of Slavic Proverbs'.

What is it about human beings that makes us creative, able to imagine and enact new possibilities for life and new solutions to problems in a way that no other animal can? The authors explore this question in essays and studies from a range of specializations and backgrounds.

At the end of the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I forced the Irish Franciscans into exile, and they changed the course of Bohemian history in significant ways. This monograph documents this intense point of contact between two small European lands, Ireland and Bohemia, particularly those interested in Bohemia or the Irish diaspora.

Jan Opolsky has primarily been viewed as an undistinguished hanger-on in the era of Czech literary decadence. This title evaluates archival sources and private correspondence between Opolsky and other literary figures, and includes a classified bibliography of Opolsky's work. It is suitable for students of Slavic and European literary history.

The collection of ancient coins at Charles University has existed in its present state since 1945. This catalog showcases 243 coins from the collection and is organized chronologically, starting with coins from the period in which Valentinian I was emperor of Rome - 364 to 375 AD - to the end of the Byzantine Empire.

Presents a concise summary of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics for physics students at the university level. This text covers essential topics, from general mathematical formalism to specific applications. It explains the formulation of quantum theory and is supported with illustrations of the general concepts of elementary quantum systems.

Czech action art emerged out of the political and social turmoil of the 1960s. This title explains the various forms of action art, from the actions and happenings of the 1960s; to the actions of land art; to the actions of a new generation of artists, who are using the principles of action art in contemporary postconceptual and participative art.

Novelist Bohumil Hrabal (1914-97) was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and spent decades working at a variety of laboring jobs before turning to writing in his late forties. This book offers a collection of stories that set in Hrabal's Kersko.

Born January 1, 1993, after it split with Slovakia, the Czech Republic is one of the youngest members of the European Union. Despite its youth as a nation, this land and the areas just outside its modern borders boasts an ancient and intricate past. This title provides a historical account of this region.

Features Mrs Mooshaber, who is an old widow whose husband was a coachman in a brewery. Her life revolves around her job as a caretaker for troublesome children, her own ungrateful children, and her fear of mice, which she tries to catch in traps.

Offers a way to teach young radical students about philosophy. The author explains that one does not start teaching by talking about philosophers and theories specifically, but by aiming to excite students and from there leading them to think philosophically about the important questions that have faced humans for centuries.

The Sa'dan Toraja are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This academic study examines the deep cultural shifts among the Toraja during the last century through the lens of their most important ritual-funerals.

Interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium's status within the social sciences in light of recent technological breakthroughs. This title addresses many of the challenges of oral history, from its inherent subjectivity to whether it should be treated as a discipline or simply a method for research.

Provides an overview of four of the most significant cultural centers in the ancient world, now in Egypt, the Persian Gulf region, India, and China. This title approaches author's subjects from a variety of perspectives and offers information on the economy, society, political climate, and religion within each of the empires.

During his 1893 journey around the world, the author spent only two months traveling in Japan, yet his power of observation yielded a travelogue that remains popular to this day. In this book, he portrays the epic grandeur of the country's landscapes, the elegance of its gardens, and the hustle and bustle of its cities with incisive prose.

Dealing with not only specific artists in the context of their national identity, but also with overarching themes in the rise of modernism, this book presents an overview of modern art styles from the former Czechoslovakia, focusing on impressionism, art nouveau, and cubism.

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. This title pays special attention to the question of Westernization, the role of globalization in the Chinese legal system, and the act of "translating" between Western and Asian legal systems.

An atlas that visually depicts a variety of transformational processes that occurred in the Czech Republic during the past twenty years.

Examines the relationships between the ruling elites of the Czech Republic and the general public. This title provides important insights into the quality of elite-public relations, the nuance of intra-elite relations, and the values of these groups, both shared and independent.

Jan Koblasa has ranked among the leading figures of Czech and European art since the1960s. His sculptures have been integrated into many European cities. He is also acclaimed for his accomplishments in stage design, book illustrations, and graphic art. This title presents graphics that Koblasa created using various intaglio print techniques.

In 2005 the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic granted to the Charles University Law Faculty funds to research developments in Czech law from the last twenty years. Their findings were compiled into a four-volume collection. This title features those selections from the original monograph.