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”Vaclav Havel:
iconoclast and
philosopher-king, an
internationally
successful playwright who
became a political
dissident and then,
reluctantly, a
president. His pivotal
role in the Velvet
Revolution, the end of
Communism and the birth
of a modern, west-facing
Czech Republic makes him
a key figure of the
twentieth century. He was
a character of great
contradictions, a
courageous visionary who
put his life at risk, a
leader who inspired great
loyalty; yet a man
wracked with doubt,
self-criticism,
depression and despair.
Above all he was an
intellectual and artist,
always true to himself,
someone who never lost a
profound sense of the
absurd. Michael antovsky
was one of Havel`s
closest friends. They met
as dissidents under
Communism, and when a
frail Havel was released
from prison in May 1989
just months before the
Velvet Revolution it was
antovsky who carried his
bag for him; during
Havel`s first presidency
antovsky was his press
secretary, speech writer
and translator, and
their friendship endured
until Havel`s death in
2011. He is therefore
uniquely placed as
Havel`s biographer; a
rare witness to this most
extraordinary life.”
Availability: In Stock
£14.99
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”Vaclav Havel:
iconoclast and
philosopher-king, an
internationally
successful playwright who
became a political
dissident and then,
reluctantly, a
president. His pivotal
role in the Velvet
Revolution, the end of
Communism and the birth
of a modern, west-facing
Czech Republic makes him
a key figure of the
twentieth century. He was
a character of great
contradictions, a
courageous visionary who
put his life at risk, a
leader who inspired great
loyalty; yet a man
wracked with doubt,
self-criticism,
depression and despair.
Above all he was an
intellectual and artist,
always true to himself,
someone who never lost a
profound sense of the
absurd. Michael antovsky
was one of Havel`s
closest friends. They met
as dissidents under
Communism, and when a
frail Havel was released
from prison in May 1989
just months before the
Velvet Revolution it was
antovsky who carried his
bag for him; during
Havel`s first presidency
antovsky was his press
secretary, speech writer
and translator, and
their friendship endured
until Havel`s death in
2011. He is therefore
uniquely placed as
Havel`s biographer; a
rare witness to this most
extraordinary life.”
Availability: In Stock
£25.00
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The Michelin Prague City
Map – part of
Michelin`s brand-new
Laminated City Map series
– is ideal for visitors
wanting to see the sights
and navigate around the
city. Points of interest
drawn from Michelin Green
Guides are described and
highlighted on the map
for easy sight-seeing.
Planned routes and stops
can be marked, then
wiped off the laminated
surface* while the map`s
accordion-fold pattern
allows for a fast look
and even faster refold.
Rely on Michelin`s clear
mapping and street index
for an enjoyable
visit.*Use dry-wipe
markers only.
Availability: In Stock
£4.99
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Setting out to recover
the roots of modernity in
the boulevards,
interiors, and arcades
of the ”city of light,
” Walter Benjamin
dubbed Paris ”the
capital of the nineteenth
century.” In this
eagerly anticipated
sequel to his acclaimed
Coasts of Bohemia: A
Czech History, Derek
Sayer argues that Prague
could well be seen as the
capital of the much
darker twentieth century.
Ranging across
twentieth-century
Prague`s astonishingly
vibrant and always
surprising human
landscape, this richly
illustrated cultural
history describes how the
city has experienced (and
suffered) more ways of
being modern than perhaps
any other metropolis.
Located at the crossroads
of struggles between
democratic, communist,
and fascist visions of
the modern world,
twentieth-century Prague
witnessed revolutions and
invasions, national
liberation and ethnic
cleansing, the
Holocaust, show trials,
and snuffed-out dreams of
”socialism with a human
face.” Yet between the
wars, when Prague was
the capital of Europe`s
most easterly
parliamentary democracy,
it was also a hotbed of
artistic and
architectural modernism,
and a center of
surrealism second only to
Paris.Focusing on these
years, Sayer explores
Prague`s spectacular
modern buildings,
monuments, paintings,
books, films, operas,
exhibitions, and much
more. A place where the
utopian fantasies of the
century repeatedly
unraveled, Prague was
tailor-made for
surrealist Andre Breton`s
”black humor, ” and
Sayer discusses the way
the city produced
unrivaled connoisseurs of
grim comedy, from Franz
Kafka and Jaroslav Hasek
to Milan Kundera and
Vaclav Havel. A masterful
and unforgettable account
of a city where an idling
flaneur could just as
easily be a secret
policeman, this book
vividly shows why Prague
can teach us so much
about the twentieth
century and what made us
who we are.
Availability: In Stock
£19.95
Available
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Setting out to recover
the roots of modernity in
the boulevards,
interiors, and arcades
of the ”city of light,
” Walter Benjamin
dubbed Paris ”the
capital of the nineteenth
century.” In this
eagerly anticipated
sequel to his acclaimed
Coasts of Bohemia: A
Czech History, Derek
Sayer argues that Prague
could well be seen as the
capital of the much
darker twentieth century.
Ranging across
twentieth-century
Prague`s astonishingly
vibrant and always
surprising human
landscape, this richly
illustrated cultural
history describes how the
city has experienced (and
suffered) more ways of
being modern than perhaps
any other metropolis.
Located at the crossroads
of struggles between
democratic, communist,
and fascist visions of
the modern world,
twentieth-century Prague
witnessed revolutions and
invasions, national
liberation and ethnic
cleansing, the
Holocaust, show trials,
and snuffed-out dreams of
”socialism with a human
face.” Yet between the
wars, when Prague was
the capital of Europe`s
most easterly
parliamentary democracy,
it was also a hotbed of
artistic and
architectural modernism,
and a center of
surrealism second only to
Paris.Focusing on these
years, Sayer explores
Prague`s spectacular
modern buildings,
monuments, paintings,
books, films, operas,
exhibitions, and much
more. A place where the
utopian fantasies of the
century repeatedly
unraveled, Prague was
tailor-made for
surrealist Andre Breton`s
”black humor, ” and
Sayer discusses the way
the city produced
unrivaled connoisseurs of
grim comedy, from Franz
Kafka and Jaroslav Hasek
to Milan Kundera and
Vaclav Havel. A masterful
and unforgettable account
of a city where an idling
flaneur could just as
easily be a secret
policeman, this book
vividly shows why Prague
can teach us so much
about the twentieth
century and what made us
who we are.
Availability: In Stock
£24.95
Available
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Discover the Czech
capital of Prague in all
its historic beauty with
the help of this
genuinely pocket-sized,
pop-up map. Small in size
yet big on detail, this
compact, dependable,
Prague city map will
ensure you don`t miss a
thing. *Includes 2 PopOut
maps - a detailed street
map of Prague city centre
as well as an overview
map of greater Prague
*Additional maps of
Prague Castle and the Old
Town are also included
*Handy, self-folding,
tourist map is small
enough to fit in your
pocket yet offers
extensive coverage of the
city in an easy-to-use
format *Thorough street
index is also featured
and cross-referenced to
the map so you can easily
find your destination
*Hotels, restaurants,
stores and attractions
are all included on the
map Ideal to pop in a
pocket or bag for quick
reference while exploring
this gorgeous city. Fold
size: 95mm (3.75”) x
130mm (5.25”) Sheet
size: 215mm (8.5”) x
225mm (9.75”) Approx
scale: City centre map
1:11 000; Greater map
1:30 000. Scales are
approximate and should be
used as a guideline only.
Availability: In Stock
£3.99
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