Lewis: 5152 books

In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and takes us through the rise of militant...

Ante la insistencia de sus lectores para que creara una segunda parte de su famosa obra Cartas del diablo a su sobrino, Lewis escribió este libro. Con su lucidez y calidad de pensamiento habitual, el autor nos ofrece un conjunto de ensayos vivos y cercanos, en los que se combinan el ingenio y la...

Hablar de lo eterno, sin caretas, sin disimulos, sin trampas, esa es la tarea a la que se entrega Lewis en este libro sustancioso. Y para ello utiliza muy distintos medios: un coloquio, un debate, una conversación entre amigos, un artículo de prensa, una carta… Toda ocasión es buena para dar...

C. S. Lewis subtituló este libro como Un sueño. Ese es el artificio que le permite construir una fantasía literaria plena de significado y modernidad. El nervio de su relato es una crítica demoledora al "todo vale". El gran divorcio es el que se producirá inevitablemente entre el bien y el mal....

La oración es un puro don, un gran regalo de Dios. Así la entiende también Lewis. Con su habitual brillantez, se sirve de la correspondencia que mantiene con otro intelectual, para aportar luz sobre cuestiones como: ¿qué valor tiene la oración?, ¿es un soliloquio que nadie escucha?, ¿tiene...

En el presente libro, convertido en todo un clásico, C.S. Lewis desafía en su propio terreno las visiones filosóficas de racionalistas, agnósticos y deístas, que llevan a una negación a priori de los milagros cristianos, estableciendo los fundamentos para demostrar la irracionalidad de sus presupuestos. Por...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

In this book, James Lewis demonstrates the centrality of American ideas about and concern for the union of the states in the policymaking of the early republic. For four decades after the nation's founding in the 1780s, he says, this focus on securing a union operated to blur the line between foreign...

In contrast to most cultural histories of imperialism, which analyse Orientalist images of rather than by women, Gendering Orientalism focuses on the contributions of women themselves. Drawing on the little-known work of Henriette Browne, other `lost' women Orientlist artists and the literary works...

The Story of Utopias by Lewis Mumford This early work is the first book written by the American historian, philosopher, literary critic and humanist, Lewis Mumford. In The Story of Utopias, Mumford deals with The New Age, socialism, social sciences, mysticism and utopia. Many of the earliest...

An account of the movement for sustainable development in Ecuador through four eras: movement origins, neoliberal boom, neoliberal bust, and citizens' revolution. Ecuador is biologically diverse, petroleum rich, and economically poor. Its extraordinary biodiversity has attracted attention and...

‘He’s a regular guy – he’s not a chef and he’s not formally a cook, and he was a virgin in the kitchen … I love his enthusiasm for food, having a laugh and for family, and I think, at the end of the day, that’s what food is about. Viva Virgin Kitchen!’ Jamie Oliver Three years ago...

Work in philosophy of religion is still strongly marked by an excessive focus on Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Judaism — almost to the exclusion of other religious traditions. Moreover, in many cases it has been confined to a narrow set of intellectual problems, without embedding these in...

We live in an era of depression, a condition that causes extensive suffering for individuals and families and saps our collective productivity. Yet there remains considerable confusion about how to understand depression. Depression: Integrating Science, Culture, and Humanities looks at the varied...