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Príbehy 20. storočia - Humor


Humor nie je len oddychovou zábavkou ani nevinným prostriedkom na vyvolanie smiechu. V novom čísle magazínu Príbehy 20. storočia sa naň pozeráme hlbšie – ako na formu spoločenskej reflexie, ako na obranný mechanizmus proti absurdnostiam politickej reality a ako na kľúč, ktorým odomykáme témy, o ktorých by sme inak mlčali. V autoritárskych režimoch aj v časoch krízy funguje humor ako forma kognitívnej vzbury. Pomáha nám čeliť nepríjemným pravdám a oslobodzovať sa od tlaku sociálnej konformity. Ukazuje nám, že ak sa dokážeme na niečom spoločne zasmiať, sme si dostatočne blízki na to, aby sme spolu dokázali žiť. V časopise nájdete: ?rozhovor s karikaturistom Martinom „Shootym“ Šútovcom o tom, prečo je dnešná politická realita absurdnejšia než akákoľvek satira, ?text komika Tomáša Hudáka o jedinečnej schopnosti humoru búrať tabu a vytvárať kolektívne porozumenie, ?pohľad na osobnosť Jara Filipa, ktorý dokázal aj tie najtrpkejšie pravdy o živote za železnou oponou pretaviť do oslobodzujúceho humoru, ?esej Pavla Houdeka o fenoméne mikroagresií a o tom, kde sa končí humor a kde sa začína cielene ubližujúci útok, ?štúdiu historika Ivana Kamenca o nadčasovej spoločenskej satire vo veršoch Janka Jesenského ?metodické listy pre školy – výborný nástroj, ako učiť o slobode, empatii a zodpovednosti cez konkrétne ľudské príbehy. Toto číslo ilustroval Matúš Maťátko.
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A halálba menők - Gladiátorok - Élet és halál az ókori Rómában


Véres kardját markoló, páncélba öltözött római gladiátor: ő az ókori világ legikonikusabb alakja. Nem csak most látjuk vonzónak és egyben visszataszítónak - a saját korában is mélyen megosztó volt: hol gyűlölték, hol idealizálták, de mindig fontos szerepet töltött be a római kultúrában. Mit jelentett a rómaiak számára? És mit árul el ma a római életmódról? Ez a ragyogóan megírt, komoly kutatáson alapuló könyv a gladiátorokról és nézőikről szól, akik a császártól kezdve a társadalom minden rétegét felölelték. Elemzi a Római Birodalom lakóinak halálos küzdelem iránti szenvedélyét, feltárja, hogyan gondolkodtak a rómaiak a szabadságról, a szolgaságról, a szexről, a vágyról, a bátorságról, a gyávaságról, a halálról és a túlvilágról. A könyv huszonnégy órás kalandra kíséri el az olvasót: a gladiátorjátékok előtti estétől kezdve részletesen elmeséli, milyen volt az élet az ókori világ könyörtelen arénájában.
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Genealogie morálky


Polemický spis Genealogie morálky (1887) patří k Nietzschovým pozdním pracím. Výjimečně v něm opouští aforistickou formu a píše jej v červenci roku 1887 během pouhých tří týdnů jako své snad nejucelenější dílo. Už v předchozí knize Mimo dobro a zlo (1886), bezprostředně následující po Zarathustrovi, začíná Nietzsche pracovat na své koncepci „vůle k moci“ a zhruba v době, kdy vzniká Genealogie morálky, si Nietzsche také plně uvědomuje, že „kritika morálky“ v širším smyslu může sloužit jako způsob, jak nepřímo, ale názorně předvést, že k povaze bytí neodmyslitelně patří moc, protože k ní patří možnost změny smyslu. Zároveň si v ohlédnutí zpět uvědomuje, že z tohoto důvodu je polemika proti morálce, proti úsilí o nalezení posledního smyslu pro naše poznání i jednání, nutně tím, co spojuje různé, často velmi odlišné fáze jeho myslitelské cesty. Z tohoto hlediska je třeba číst i jeho kritiku morálky v užším slova smyslu, tj. kritiku určitého morálního ideálu.
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Canaanite Scribal Creativity and the Making of Cuneiform Culture in the Amarna Age


Canaanite Scribal Creativity and the Making of Cuneiform Culture in the Amarna Age offers a nuanced exploration of the scribal practices behind the Canaanite Amarna Letters and wider scribal culture of the Levant during the Late Bronze Age (1550-1200 BCE).The book features a summary of the historical and scribal contexts of the Canaanite Amarna Tablets ? a corpus of diplomatic letters between Canaanite rulers and Egyptian rulers of the later 18th Dynasty ? and provides a synthesis of research on cuneiform scribalism in the Late Bronze Age. It also offers a methodology for the multimodal analysis of Canaanite cuneiform tablets, which can be applied to other ancient corpora. Specifically, the proposed ?code-alteration? approach offers a more accurate description of the range of linguistic, orthographic, and marking systems in the Amarna Letters. The book sheds light upon the use of cuneiform script and written Akkadian in diplomatic communications in the Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean, broadening our understanding of this period which was pivotal to the development of writing, scribal culture, and West Semitic literary traditions. Canaanite Scribal Creativity and the Making of Cuneiform Culture in the Amarna Age is suitable for scholars of the Late Bronze Age southern Levant and those interested in literacies and scribal practices of the Ancient Near East.
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308,49 €

Čísla neklamú


Mali by ste veriť číslam o nezamestnanosti? Je vzostup Číny nezastaviteľný? A čo je horšie pre životné prostredie: vaše auto alebo mobilný telefón? To je len niekoľko z otázok, ktoré si profesor Václav Smil kladie v knihe, ktorá prináša úžasnú zmes vedy a histórie. Autor preberá množstvo tém, od národov a obyvateľov Zeme cez palivá a potraviny, ktoré im dodávajú energiu, až po dopravu a vynálezy nášho moderného sveta – a ako to všetko vplýva na samotnú planétu. V knihe Čísla neklamú nás vezme na dobrodružnú cestu za faktami, pričom pomocou prekvapivých štatistík a poučných grafov spochybňuje povrchné myslenie. Bez náznaku pesimizmu či optimizmu a bez strachu z veľkých otázok Smil vysvetľuje, prečo sú výzvy na vyhlásenie antropocénu možno predčasné, alebo prečo klimatické dohody nezachádzajú dostatočne ďaleko. Tieto otázky nie sú jednoznačné a pokrok trvá dlhšie, než by ste si mysleli, ale so Smilom ako našim autoritatívnym a zábavným sprievodcom dostávame zdravú dávku realizmu.
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How to Be Stoic


An inviting new translation of essential selections from Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, distilling the timeless wisdom of one of Stoicism’s most influential worksHow do you keep calm when the world seems to be falling apart around you? When Marcus Aurelius was emperor, the Roman Empire was at the height of its power and prosperity, but it also suffered flood, famine, plague, and endless wars. He was frequently away from the capitol leading his legions in battle, and he died in an army camp. To cope with the enormous pressures he faced, Marcus Aurelius turned to the philosophy of Stoicism, writing brief passages to reflect on its ideas and strategies for putting challenges in perspective. The result was the Meditations, a profound and moving work about the human condition. Elegant, spiritual, and by turns serious and humorous, this masterpiece of Stoicism still resonates powerfully today. How to Be Stoic offers a fresh, fluid, and engaging translation of its most stirring and important passages. Gretchen Reydams-Schils, a leading authority on Roman Stoicism, has carefully chosen and skillfully translated passages that exemplify the key themes of the Meditations, from everyday irritations such as encountering difficult people to existential worries such as the fear of death. How to Be Stoic also features a substantial and authoritative introduction and the original Greek text on facing pages. The result is perhaps the most accessible edition of the Meditations available.
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Nerd Faith


From TikTok's Nerdy Priest comes thoughtful and inspirational reflections on large theological questions through the lens of pop culture. In a series of short, easily digestible questions and answers, Faith and Fandom aims to provide alternative perspective on big theological questions. True to her handle, she draws inspiration from her Ph.D. in Medieval Studies and her favorite books, movies, and shows, such as The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Wars, Star Trek, Ted Lasso, E.T., and more, to deliver relatable, bite-sized sermons in a fun and engaging tone. Following four key themes of Wonder, Faith, Hope, and Love, and with topics ranging from Biblical authority and contradictions, deconstructing and reconstructing Christianity, what it means to love our enemies, and more, Rachel Kessler, offers spiritual reflections to show glimpses of God’s wonder and mystery. She tackles questions about her understanding of the Trinity or the Virgin Birth, how she understands Jesus's crucifixion beyond a substitutionary punishment for our sins, what faith means to her, and more. Meant for people who believe in or struggle with Christianity, either as Christians or ex-Christians, as well as the spiritually curious, Faith and Fandom perfectly combines theology and pop culture as an easy entrance into important spiritual topics.
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Stuck


Why fifty years of changemaking and reform haven't fixed Congress—and what that reveals about American democracy. Congress, the central democratic institution in the United States, is hanging on by a thread. On January 6, 2021, a violent attack on the Capitol Building left five people dead, and threats and attacks against politicians are on the rise. In Stuck, Maya Kornberg chronicles the efforts of congressional reformers over the last fifty years and documents the mounting forces that have kept their reforms from creating meaningful change. The "Watergate babies" of 1974, the Contract with America conservatives of 1994, and the historic 2018 class fueled by backlash to Donald Trump all represent younger, more diverse, and less entrenched members who arrived in Washington energized and idealistic. Kornberg reveals the ways Congress has become increasingly inhospitable to change. Political violence, astronomical campaign costs, relentless fundraising demands, shrinking staff, and centralized party leadership all constrain the ability of new members to legislate and represent their constituents. Social media, while offering new platforms for political expression, has also heightened harassment and fed a performative culture that rewards spectacle over substance. Bolstered by dozens of interviews, congressional records, and the voices of lawmakers past and present—including Henry Waxman, Toby Moffett, Phil English, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Lauren Underwood—Stuck offers a sobering portrait of a legislative body paralyzed by its own internal dynamics. Kornberg outlines tangible reforms that could restore Congress's capacity to function and amplify the power of its newest members. At a time when Americans are losing faith in democracy's most representative institution, Stuck makes the case for how it could be saved.
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Who is Government?


Who works for the government and why does their work matter? Michael Lewis, bestselling author of The Big Short and The Fifth Risk, along with an all-star team of writers and storytellers, takes us on a riveting journey into a hidden world'A timely reminder of the quiet dedication and skill of the people who work every day to make this country work' - Barack Obama, President Obama's 2025 Summer ReadsThe government is a vast, complex system that citizens pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favourite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees. Whether they’re digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. Who is Government? shows how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.
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The Solidarity Economy


The untold story of the role of humanitarian NGOs in building the neoliberal order after empireAfter India gained independence in 1947, Britain reinvented its role in the global economy through nongovernmental aid organizations. Utilizing existing imperial networks and colonial bureaucracy, the nonprofit sector sought an ethical capitalism, one that would equalize relationships between British consumers and Third World producers as the age of empire was ending. The Solidarity Economy examines the role of nonstate actors in the major transformations of the world economy in the postwar era, showing how British NGOs charted a path to neoliberalism in their pursuit of ethical markets. Between the 1950s and 1990s, nonprofits sought to establish an alternative to Keynesianism through their welfare and development programs. Encouraging the fair trade of commodities and goods through microfinance, consumer boycotts, and corporate social responsibility, these programs emphasized decentralization, privatization, and entrepreneurship. Tehila Sasson tells the stories of the activists, economists, politicians, and businessmen who reimagined the marketplace as a workshop for global reform. She reveals how their ideas, though commonly associated with conservative neoliberal policies, were part of a nonprofit-driven endeavor by the liberal left to envision markets as autonomous and humanizing spaces, facilitating ethical relationships beyond the impersonal realm of the state. Drawing on dozens of newly available repositories from nongovernmental, international, national, and business archives, The Solidarity Economy reconstructs the political economy of these markets—from handicrafts and sugar to tea and coffee—shedding critical light on the postimperial origins of neoliberalism.
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Ami igazán fontos


Az élet második fele és Tartalmas élet szerzőjétől „Életünk során számos kérdéssel szembesülünk, és talán mi magunk is kérdések vagyunk. Tűnődjünk el közösen, gondoljuk végig a magunk csodálatra méltóan változatos módján, mi az, ami igazán fontos számunkra, ami valóban számít az életben, és vágjunk neki az útnak együtt.” Mi az, ami igazán elengedhetetlen ahhoz, hogy teljes életet élhessünk? Ez a könyv segít, hogy őszintén tisztázzuk: milyen értékeket tartunk nélkülözhetetlennek, és miben hiszünk igazán. James Hollis érdekfeszítő és továbbgondolásra ösztönző módon juttat el a kérdésfeltevésig és a lehetséges válaszokig, hogy mindnyájan megtalálhassuk a magunk útját, hogy önmagunk lehessünk, hogy valóban a saját életünket éljük.
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Resurgence and Revolution


A riveting current history of the Kurdish rebel PKK groupAliza Marcus' new book tells the remarkable story of Kurdish revolution in the Middle East led by the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) – the rebel group whose insurgency in Turkey has impacted countries, conflicts, and Kurdish demands throughout the region. Combining reportage and scholarship, Resurgence and Revolution explores the PKK's resurgence from the brink of defeat after the capture of its leader, Abdullah Ocalan, in 1999, and the brutal internal split that followed. The book tells the story of how Ocalan – operating from prison – reshaped the PKK to extend the group's influence beyond Turkey's borders, setting the stage for the group's dominance of northeastern Syria and the unlikely partnership between its allied forces and the U.S. in the fight against ISIS. Based on interviews with PKK fighters, their supporters, and opponents in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Europe, Marcus traces the group's ability to maintain power in Turkey and extend its activities across borders, using PKK rebels' own voices to show why young people join and fight for the group and its affiliates in Syria and Iran. For the more than 30 million Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria—and for the leaders of these countries—the PKK is a force that cannot be ignored. Understanding the PKK and what drives its supporters is crucial for understanding Kurdish demands and potential solutions. The fall of the Assad regime, and a new peace process between Turkey and the PKK has changed the dynamics for Kurdish demands and their control over territory in Syria. Resurgence and Revolution is a compelling and necessary read for understanding the impact of a resurgent PKK, the future of the Middle East, and the enduring struggle of the Kurds to rule themselves.
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A Little History of Mathematics


A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globe Mathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics-all aspects of modern life rely on some kind of maths. But how did our ancestors think about numbers? How did they use mathematics to explain and understand the world around them? Where do numbers even come from? In this Little History, Snezana Lawrence traces the fascinating history of mathematics, from the Egyptians and Babylonians to Renaissance masters and enigma codebreakers. Like literature, music, or philosophy, mathematics has a rich history of breakthroughs, creativity and experimentation. And its story is a global one. We see Chinese Mathematical Art from 200 BCE, the invention of algebra in Baghdad's House of Wisdom, and sangaku geometrical theorems at Japanese shrines. Lawrence goes beyond the familiar names of Newton and Pascal, exploring the prominent role women have played in the history of maths, including Emmy Noether and Maryam Mirzakhani.
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The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution


A provocative new history of America’s constitution and an urgent call to action for a nation confronted by challenges its founders could never have imaginedThe American Revolution occurred at a time when Britain’s constitutional order failed to adapt to the extraordinary growth of its colonies. The framers designed an American constitution to succeed where Britain’s had faltered, planning for continuous population and territorial expansion that would eventually cross the continent. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, it was already ill-suited for an increasingly urban, industrialized society, and the transformations of the twentieth century have pushed it to a breaking point. This book charts the history and aims of the American constitution from its origins in an agrarian past to the grave crisis we face today. Mark Peterson traces the American constitutional tradition to the control of land in medieval England, showing how the founders incorporated the aspirations of Magna Carta with the administrative principles of the Domesday Book, a meticulous survey and valuation of landed property commissioned by William the Conqueror. This framework encouraged the growth of democratic self-government in a young nation. It also institutionalized the colonization of territory and the expulsion of Indigenous peoples, establishing a legal blueprint for transforming tribal lands into revenue-yielding real estate for settlers. Peterson’s riveting narrative paints an arresting picture of a dynamic republic whose frame of government has changed enormously to meet the challenges of the modern age but whose written constitution has changed very little. Marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution reveals how this widening disconnect threatens the very existence of our democracy. It calls for a constitution that sustains the ideals developed over the past thousand years while meeting the challenges of the future.
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How to Live


A vivid new translation in which the Stoic philosopher argues that virtue is the only path to contentmentWhy are so many people unhappy when happiness can be attained by anyone who simply lives virtuously? That question prompted Seneca, the great Stoic philosopher of the early Roman empire, to write On the Happy Life, and he continued to seek answers in his Moral Epistles. In How to Live, Seneca biographer and translator James Romm presents vivid new versions of passages from both works, distilling Seneca’s passionate and inspiring argument for a path to perfect contentment, no matter what befalls us. As a Stoic, Seneca believed that only ethical virtue leads to happiness; all other goals, including wealth and success, are neutral in their effects—or, if they torment us with what we haven’t achieved, sources of unhappiness. For role models, Seneca looks to Socrates, who embodied virtue and reason, and to a hypothetical sage who is always in tune with the divine mind that governs the cosmos. Extolling these paragons with nearly messianic fervor, Seneca urges us to imitate their example. Featuring an inviting introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Live captures the persuasive power of Seneca’s argument that the universe wants us to be virtuous—and happy.
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Inappropriable Force


In the aftermath of the global mass protests of the 2010s, democratic theorists have shown renewed interest in conceptualizing popular mobilization and "the people." A series of provocative works have theorized assembled crowds in the streets as sources of democratic authority, legitimacy, and sovereignty. These insightful accounts nevertheless often remain detached from the full range of the situated experiences of protesters. Inappropriable Force brings the concrete, on-the-ground practices of Turkey’s 2013 Gezi Uprising into the foreground of theoretical reflection,asking what people gathered in the streets shared, desired, or refused, and what their public experimentations with politics, language, and aesthetics made possible. Working from the empirical particularities of Gezi to political theory, the book theorizes protest as a political meaning-making enterprise that reconfigures everyday regimes of sense, speech, and engagement. Drawing on Gezi’s archives and engaging democratic and critical theorists such as Judith Butler, Giorgio Agamben, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Ranciere, Joan Copjec, and René Girard, the book identifies a surplus in protest irreducible to the categories of popular sovereignty, authorization, or legitimation. This surplus – an inappropriable force – can only be experienced in practice, through collective action. Not predicated on unified will or hegemonic claims to peoplehood, it unfolds in plural modes of thinking, sociality, affect, creativity, and imagination that emerge when people assemble out of doors. Adopting a practice-oriented and deparochializing approach, Inappropriable Force treats the political activities and cultural artifacts of the Gezi protests as texts of political theory in their own right. In doing so, it conceptualizes popular protest as a generative reservoir of political meaning and critical insight.
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Novéna k Duchu Svätému


Novéna k Duchu Svätému obsahuje deväť stručných zamyslení pre chvíle neistoty, vnútorného chaosu a hľadania správnej cesty. Každý deň sa dotýka konkrétnej životnej situácie a spája ju s jedným z darov Ducha Svätého. Novéna prináša povzbudenie pre dni, keď potrebuješ svetlo, múdrosť, silu a odvahu urobiť ďalší krok.
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US grand strategy and the Madman Theory


What happens when a president convinces the world he might just do the unthinkable? In US grand strategy and the madman theory, James D. Boys argues that projecting calculated irrationality can terrify adversaries into submission, but at enormous risk. From Nixon’s secret Cold War gambit to Trump’s chaotic, tweet-driven diplomacy, he explores how these two leaders weaponised unpredictability to keep allies guessing and enemies off balance. But where does strategy end and madness begi? n an era where perception can dictate power, unpredictability becomes a weapon and fear its sharpest edge. This book reveals how calculated chaos reshapes diplomacy, destabilises norms and forces nations to question whether the next move is genius or catastrophe. -- .
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Beyond Life and Death


Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li distils 10 powerful insights from his iconic career, his personal life and philosophies, and his 30-year Buddhist practice. Jet Li’s story defies legend. Born into extreme hardship, he fought his way to become the youngest national martial arts champion in Chinese history at 12 years old, dominating opponents twice his size. He then became one of the first internationally renowned movie stars from China with films including Once Upon a Time in China, Hero and Fearless. These films redefined martial arts for the modern world, making him a household name. But behind the glory lay a deeper battle: a search for meaning beyond fame, fortune and physical skill. After a near-death encounter in the 2004 tsunami, Li turned inwards, deepening his study of Tibetan Buddhism and dedicating his life to philanthropy, though he was at the height of his Hollywood career. For the very first time, Li shares the ten insights that have guided his life, in which anyone can find wisdom, guidance, and power, including:· Life is movement· The secret to self-defence· Separate the suffering from the pain· Be a grandson to the world· Learn from everyone. Li invites readers to share his interior life, to hear untold stories from his martial arts and film career, and to meditate with him on the nature of spiritual awakening. If you look deeply, you can see Li’s life philosophy in many of his movies, and in Beyond Life and Death he fully links his own story and spiritual journey with 10 actionable insights that anyone can apply to live a healthy and happy life.
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