Prestige of Publisher in Comparative Historical Perspective: Study of Life and Work of Jiří Chvojka

The aim of this thesis is to map the publishing activities of bookseller and publisher Jiří Chvojka and later Krajské nakladatelství (Regional Publishing House) in Havlíčkův Brod, and to attempt to clarify the influence of regional publishing houses on the decentralization of book culture in post-war Czechoslovakia and the later period of normalization. The thesis will also focus on the issue of censorship and its impact on publishing activities during that period. Using a case study and historical analysis of contemporary records and correspondence, the thesis will examine the specifics of Jiří Chvojka's publishing activities in the given historical and geopolitical context. The bachelor's thesis will be prepared in accordance with the valid internal regulations of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and other methodological guidelines and normative documents.