Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an unusual and rich work. It encompasses an account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War alongside general Middle Eastern and military history, politics, adventure, and drama. It is also a memoir of the soldier known as 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
Lawrence is a fascinating and controversial figure and his talent as a vivid and imaginative writer shines through on every page of this, his masterpiece. Seven Pillars of Wisdom provides a unique portrait of this extraordinary man and an insight into the birth of the Arab nation.
Con un afán polémico y un tono irreverente, este libro busca despertar el debate y denunciar la prevalencia de nuestras costumbres racistas y las formas de pensar que las acompañan.
A partir de ejemplos cercanos y actuales, el historiador Federico Navarrete realiza un original análisis de los vĂnculos entre el racismo y graves casos que han cimbrado a MĂ©xico desde los feminicidios en Juárez, pasando por la matanza de migrantes en San Fernando, hasta la desapariciĂłn forzada de los normalistas de Ayotzinapa.
El racismo impera en MĂ©xico. Es un hecho cotidiano que cobra forma lo mismo en una charla privada que en anuncios de tintes "aspiracionales" o en polĂticas pĂşblicas excluyentes. Desafortunadamente, una gran parte de la poblaciĂłn es indiferente ante el fenĂłmeno.
AmĂ©n de ofrecer un examen de los orĂgenes histĂłricos del racismo en MĂ©xico, vinculados con lo que llama la "leyenda del mestizaje", Federico Navarrete nos ofrece una serie de posibles caminos para liberarnos de esta lacerante situaciĂłn en busca del respeto a las diferencias y la convivencia sensata. Su aviso es claro y estamos a tiempo de hacer de la pluralidad un germen de convivencia y esperanza.
Alex Haley's Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a monumental journey of a family stretching from the African shores to the American soil. In Henning, Tennessee, Haley's grandmother would recount tales that traversed generations, reaching back to an ancestor known only as "the African." He was taken from his homeland near the "Kamby Bolongo" and endured the harrowing journey to Colonial America.
Haley's relentless pursuit of his family's history led him through three continents and a quest spanning ten years. He uncovered the identity of "the African"—Kunta Kinte, and the exact location of his village, Juffure, in The Gambia. Haley's discovery was more than personal; it was a revelation for an entire people whose cultural identity had been stripped away by the cruelty of slavery.
Through the character of Kunta Kinte and his descendants, Haley weaves a narrative that spans over two centuries, encompassing the trials and triumphs of slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lumber mill workers and Pullman porters, lawyers and architects. It is a story that speaks to the resilience of the human spirit, a testament to the enduring legacy that each generation passes on to the next.
Roots is not just a tale of African-American heritage, but a universal story that resonates with all people, regardless of race, reminding us of our shared humanity and the strength that comes from understanding our past.
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were in conflict with his Stoic beliefs. Nevertheless, he was the outstanding figure of his age. The Stoic philosophy which Seneca professed in his writings, later supported by Marcus Aurelius, provided Rome with a passable bridge to Christianity.
Seneca's major contribution to Stoicism was to spiritualize and humanize a system which could appear cold and unrealistic. Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, these letters illustrate the upright ideals admired by the Stoics and extol the good way of life as seen from their standpoint.
They also reveal how far in advance of his time were many of Seneca's ideas - his disgust at the shows in the arena or his criticism of the harsh treatment of slaves. Philosophical in tone and written in the 'pointed' style of the Latin Silver Age, these 'essays in disguise' were clearly aimed by Seneca at posterity.