About the Author

Petr Charvat teaches at Charles University, Prague, and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.

Reviews

"Perhaps if Charvát . . . was not such a productive and respected scholar, it might be easier immediately to dismiss many of his ideas. As one reads this work, one begins to think that Charvát has come to some of these conclusions through a type of intuition that the reviewer does not possess. Charvát's great learning, combined with his quirky speculations, make for a very interesting work that will no doubt foster much 'spirited' discussion (pun intended)."--Mark W. Chavalas, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse "Historian"