Pre-White-Mountain patents of arms for Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian towns, market towns and villages

The History of Jurists’ Congresses in the Czech Lands and Slovakia

Jan Kabát

This monograph aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the national legal congresses held in the Czech lands and Slovakia during the early 20th century, a phenomenon that had largely been forgotten until recently. The congresses, held between 1904 and 1949, served as vital forums for legal discussions, contributing significantly to the development of law in the region, much like their counterparts in Western Europe. The revival of the Czech Lawyers’ Congress in 2022 in Prague reignited interest in these historical events, marking a significant step in reestablishing this tradition.

The publication includes a detailed appendix featuring a table summarizing the topics, contributions, and resolutions of the various congresses, providing a valuable reference for scholars. The text is also supplemented with historical photographs and images of key archival documents, offering readers a vivid portrayal of the events discussed. The monograph not only chronicles the history of legal congresses in the Czech lands and Slovakia but also emphasizes their importance as forums for legal debate and reform, contributing to the ongoing development of law in the territory of Czech Lands.

To be published in spring 2025.

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Say It Right. A Practical Guide to Presentations and Public Speaking

You have a great idea – but how do you communicate it so it makes a real difference?
Words have the power to change the world. Whether you're giving a talk at a conference, defending your dissertation, or trying to reach out to the general public. This book is here to give you the courage, practical skills and clear guidance to prepare and deliver the speeches that matter.
You will be guided through the entire process, from initial idea to structure and script to final delivery, by experienced tutors who have run hundreds of successful presentations, courses and workshops. You will learn how to set goals, organise your ideas, work effectively with content, overcome stage fright and present with confidence.
Don't expect miraculous shortcuts or instant tutorials. This book is an invitation to a creative workshop. Step by step, you will learn how to create quality presentations that make an impact.

To be published in spring 2025.

Medieval and early modern glass in the Moravian-Silesian borderlands

Kateřina Vaďurová

This monograph provide a comprehensive overview of the glass products from the 13th to the middle of the 17th century in the Moravian-Silesian borderlands in the context of contemporary development in the Czech lands and Europe. The work deals with the basic development tendencies of glass, but also the characteristics of individual periods, the connection to the social context and the position of glass as a specific trade item. The foundation stone of the study was archaeological material from 18 sites, mainly from the bourgeois environment, less from noble residences and church buildings. In addition to archaeological sources, historical written sources, iconographic sources and chemical analyzes were used.

To be published in winter 2024.

Education in turning points. Conversations with Tomáš Janík

Tomáš Janík (Ed.)

The book is a collection of twelve interviews with Czech and foreign pedagogues on the topic of educational change. The respondents placed their answers in a broader timeframe, often reflecting the period of modernity - in particular the reformist educational movement at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, the period of the so-called social school and the period after 1989, which received the greatest attention. The interviews also touched on current issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Tomáš Janík discussed these issues with Stanislav Štech, Petr Najvar, Dana Kasperová, Karel Rýdl, Wilfried Göttlicher, Štefan Porubský, Vladimíra Spilková, Eliška Walterová, Michal Kaplánek, Vladimír Jůva, Dag Hrubý and Petra Šobáňová.