Cosmas of Prague, The Chronicle of the Czechs – Cosmae Pragensis Chronica Bohemorum
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Cosmas of Prague, The Chronicle of the Czechs – Cosmae Pragensis Chronica Bohemorum

János M. Bak and Pavlína Rychterová The Latin-English bilingual volume presents the text of The Chronicle of the Czechs by Cosmas of Prague. Cosmas was born around 1045, educated in Liège, upon his return to Bohemia, he got married as well as became a priest. In 1086 he was appointed prebendary, a senior member of clergy in Prague. He completed the first book of the Chronicle in 1119, starting with the creation of the world and the...

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CfP: Voluntary Work, Volunteering and Voluntary Associations in the Czech Republic and Central Europe, 1980-2000
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CfP: Voluntary Work, Volunteering and Voluntary Associations in the Czech Republic and Central Europe, 1980-2000

deadline 15 August 2018 Voluntary Work, Volunteering and Voluntary Associations in the Czech Republic and Central Europe, 1980-2000 Brno, 5th-6th November 2018 ‘Volunteering’, within the context of state socialist regimes after 1945, has traditionally been associated with unpaid work campaigns for the construction of railways, roads and schools. This was of substantial relevance, in particular during the decades of post war...

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