Categoría: Librería
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Candide, or optimisme
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Candide, ou l´Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living…
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The Federalist Papers
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The Federalist (later known as The Federalist Papers) is a collection of 85 articles and essays written under the pseudonym «Publius» by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of these essays were published serially in the Independent Journal, the New York Packet, and The…
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Diálogo de los oradores
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El Diálogo de los oradores (Dialogus de oratoribus, en latín) es un breve libro de Tácito, en forma de diálogo, sobre el arte de la retórica. Su fecha de composición se desconoce, aunque su dedicatoria a Fabio Justo ubica su publicación alrededor del año 102. El diálogo en sí, ambientado en el año 75 ó 77,…
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Resistance to Civil Government
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Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them…
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Dios y el Estado
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Dios y el Estado fue escrito entre febrero y marzo de 1871. Originalmente fue pensado como la segunda parte de un trabajo más amplio llamado El imperio Knouto-Germánico y la Revolución Social. La primera parte, por su lado, trataba sobre los antecedentes de la guerra Franco-prusiana y una historia general de la resistencia europea al…
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Walden
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Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is a book by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and (to some degree) manual for self-reliance. First published in…
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El arte de la guerra
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La autoría de El arte de la guerra (Reglas para soldados del Maestro Sun) se atribuye tradicionalmente a Sun Tzu. Presenta una filosofía de la guerra para la gestión de los conflictos y ganar batallas; es considerado una obra maestra sobre la estrategia, por lo que ha sido frecuentemente citado y referido por generales y teóricos desde…
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The Economic Consequences of the Peace
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The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a…
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The Election Game and How to Win It
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In the 1960s and 70s, political consultant Joe Napolitan, worked for famous leaders including John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Milton Shapp and Mike Gravel. In this fascinating memoir, Napolitan takes a look how candidate win. He highlights the use of mass media, foreseeing the power of television in successful political campaigns. “The issues don’t…
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Making Sense of the Alt-Right
During the 2016 election, a new term entered the American political lexicon: the «alt-right,» short for «alternative right.» Despite the innocuous name, the alt-right is a white-nationalist movement. Yet it differs from earlier racist groups: it is youthful and tech-savvy, obsessed with provocation and trolling, amorphous, predominantly online, and mostly anonymous. And it was energized…