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Peter Wagner

    18 september 1956
    Mnohojazyčnost v České republice : Multilingualism in the Czech Republic
    A Short History of English and American Literature
    Carbon Societies
    The Moral Mappings of South and North
    Collective Action and Political Transformations
    Modernity as Experience and Interpretation
    • This book explores the evolution of modernity, highlighting how globalization, individualization, inequalities, and fundamentalism have reshaped societal structures. It argues for a new sociological analysis that recognizes the plurality of answers to fundamental societal questions, emphasizing personal experiences and interpretations of modernity, particularly in Europe.

      Modernity as Experience and Interpretation
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    • This book acknowledges the severe problems with effective and significant collective action, but arrives at a more optimistic diagnosis of our time by rethinking the political from the angle of the experiences with progressive and conservative collective action in different parts of the globe: Brazil, South Africa and Europe.

      Collective Action and Political Transformations
    • This book explores the possible meanings of the 'Global South' and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of adopting it for understanding the contemporary world. It casts a wide exploratory net, addressing historical transformations of world-interpretation and wider cultural-intellectual meanings.

      The Moral Mappings of South and North
    • Po celkovém přehledu jazykové situace představuje kniha více než dvě desítky jazyků užívaných v ČR a soubor vybraných pojmů důležitých z hlediska fungování těchto jazyků. Obsahuje jak texty v češtině, tak jejich anglický překlad. Knihu zpracoval tým autorů z Filozofické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy.

      Mnohojazyčnost v České republice : Multilingualism in the Czech Republic