The monograph Kulturní vývoj asijského a afrického kontinentu [The Cultural Development of Asia and Africa] presents the results of 15 scientific projects which touch various aspects of the cultural development of Asia and Africa during a long period reaching from the ...

Asia and Africa represent a vast territory which in course of their long historical development displays an astonishing range of local cultures and traditions. The individual cultures were often linked together and their interaction could have many forms. The civilizations ...

The main goal of this volume is to describe the history and culture of civilizations which developed on an extensive territory, including the Near East as well as some territories in Central and South Asia. Experts from various scientific institutions in the Czech ...

The holy city of Qom is the leading center of Shi’ite Islam and one of the world´s most important religious centers. For some people it is the true capital of Islamic Republic Iran. Although Qom is mentioned in the West on many occasions (scholar works, analyt...

The book is devoted to topical issues of cooperation between municipalities and cities. It analyzes the experience of selected foreign countries and the Czech Republic with merging municipalities and inter-municipal cooperation. It offers actual legal analysis of possibilities of mer...