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Ediciones Akal es una editorial española fundada en Madrid en 1972 por Ramón Akal González.[1]​[2]​ Consta de un catálogo de más de tres mil títulos en cuarenta colecciones abarcando todos los campos de las humanidades. A ello se suma la edición de textos clásicos y colecciones de literatura contemporánea, además de una colección de diccionarios.[3]​ Historia La historia de una editorial son sus ediciones. Akal, a lo largo de su dilatada carrera, ha publicado más de 3.000 títulos. Algunos han sido importantes por su repercusión o por sus aportaciones. Como es el caso de la publicación en España del libro Arte desde 1900. Modernidad, Antimodernidad, Posmodernidad (2006), obra colectiva coordinada por Nikos Stangos, una larga sucesión lineal de eventos a través de 700 páginas de ensayos realizados por cuatro especialistas (Hal Foster, Benjamin Buchloh, Yve-Alain Bois y Rosalind Krauss), que abordan las claves artísticas del pasado siglo.[4]​ Grupo Akal Al mismo grupo pertenecenlos sellos Istmo, Foca, H. Blume y Siglo XXI de España Editores, adquirida en 2010 por una cantidad no declarada.[5]​ El grupo editorial cuenta con más de 70 empleados (2015).[6]​ Premios Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural 2010.[7]​ Obras destacadas Diccionario Akal del Refranero latino, de Jesús Cantera Ortiz de Urbina, 2005.[8]​ Referencias Enlaces externos Sitio web oficial. Descubre los libros populares de Akala. Encuentra los 100 libros más populares de Akala

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Best Seller Akala Libros de 2024

  • Eight Weeks sinopsis y comentarios

    Eight Weeks

    Baroness Lola Young

    Lola Young has been an actress, an academic, an activist and a crossbench peer. But from the age of eight weeks to eighteen years, she was moved between countless foster care place...

  • Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 sinopsis y comentarios

    Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

    Angela Y. Davis

    From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systemsAn icon of revolution...

  • Wisdom of the Ancients sinopsis y comentarios

    Wisdom of the Ancients

    Neil Oliver

    THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMESFrom the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written meditation on the wisdom...

  • The Last Colony sinopsis y comentarios

    The Last Colony

    Philippe Sands & Martin Rowson

    FROM THE WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE and author of EAST WEST STREETTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Should be read by anyone who cares about justice, humanity and human...

  • Track Record sinopsis y comentarios

    Track Record

    George the Poet

    Available to preorder: The groundbreaking memoir by acclaimed rapper and podcast host, George the PoetBy telling my story, I've laid out my predicament: I'm a Black entertainer on ...

  • White Tears Brown Scars sinopsis y comentarios

    White Tears Brown Scars

    Ruby Hamad

    'Powerful and provocative' Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the Sunday Times bestselling How to be an Antiracist'A MUST read for any white women who consider themselves "feminist"' ...

  • Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race sinopsis y comentarios

    Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

    Reni Eddo-Lodge

    'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak' Updated edition featuring a new afterword...

  • 1919 sinopsis y comentarios

    1919

    Eve Ewing

    In 1919, awardwinning poet Eve L. Ewing recovers the essentially human stories at the heart of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919: of the people who took part in it, and of the lives th...

  • The Awokening sinopsis y comentarios

    The Awokening

    Ayishat Akanbi

    The digital age has birthed The Great Awokening. Grievances previously overlooked mental illness, racism, gender identity, homophobia, the need for safe spaces now occupy centre ...

  • Motherland sinopsis y comentarios

    Motherland

    Luke Pepera

    'Magesterial, brilliant, capacious and transformative' Kate WilliamsMotherland by historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist Luke Pepera is a groundbreaking new exploration of Af...

  • The Tipping Point sinopsis y comentarios

    The Tipping Point

    Malcolm Gladwell

    'A wonderful pageturner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person thinks about the world around him' Michael LewisIn this brilliant and original boo...

  • The Last Warner Woman sinopsis y comentarios

    The Last Warner Woman

    Kei Miller

    'One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told' Independent on Sunday FROM KEI MILLER, WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTIONOnce upon a time in Jamaica a young woman went so...

  • El sueño de Akala sinopsis y comentarios

    El sueño de Akala

    Francisco Panera Rodríguez

    Miles de personas entran y salen todos los días de Bilbao a través del túnel de Malmasín. Pocas sospechan que sobre sus cabezas, en la cima de ese monte situado entre Arrigorriaga ...

  • Empireland sinopsis y comentarios

    Empireland

    Sathnam Sanghera

    EMPIREWORLD IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTIONTHE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'THE SUNDA...

  • Rapthology sinopsis y comentarios

    Rapthology

    Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32

    'Groundbreaking... Part memoir, part guide, this is a musthave.' Independent'A worthwhile tutorial.' Evening Standard"Poetry and rap come from the same family. They're brothers. Ju...

  • Victoria's Wars sinopsis y comentarios

    Victoria's Wars

    Saul David

    In the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, the British Empire almost quintupled in size. It was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This is t...

  • Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) sinopsis y comentarios

    Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

    Sly Stone

    SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023One of the f...

  • George VI sinopsis y comentarios

    George VI

    Sarah Bradford

    THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE VI, THE HERO OF THE KING'S SPEECH George VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the throne upon his brother's abdication, he was immediatel...

  • Downriver sinopsis y comentarios

    Downriver

    Iain Sinclair

    Downriver is a brilliant London novel by its foremost chronicler, Iain Sinclair.WINNER OF THE ENCORE AWARD AND THE JAMES TAIT BLACK MEMORIAL PRIZEThe Thames runs through Downriver ...

  • The Bill Gates Problem sinopsis y comentarios

    The Bill Gates Problem

    Tim Schwab

    ‘Nobody who comes away from reading The Bill Gates Problem will look at him in the same way’ The TimesYou know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kindhearted bill...

  • Africa Is Not A Country sinopsis y comentarios

    Africa Is Not A Country

    Dipo Faloyin

    A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.'Warm, funny, biting and essential reading.' Adam Rutherford'An e...

  • A Woman Like Me sinopsis y comentarios

    A Woman Like Me

    Diane Abbott

    From challenging expectations as a bright and restless child of the Windrush generation to making history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK, Diane Abbott has seen it a...

  • A Renaissance of Our Own sinopsis y comentarios

    A Renaissance of Our Own

    Rachel E. Cargle

    What would life be like if we had the courage to say, 'I want something different'? 'Elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring' Elizabeth GilbertFrom a highly lauded modern vo...

  • Legacy of Violence sinopsis y comentarios

    Legacy of Violence

    Caroline Elkins

    A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly... This book is dynamite' ROBERT GILDEA, author of Empires of the MindShortlisted...

  • African and Caribbean People in Britain sinopsis y comentarios

    African and Caribbean People in Britain

    Hakim Adi

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE A major new history of Britain that transforms our understanding of this country's past'I've waited so long so read a comprehensively rese...

  • Black Teacher sinopsis y comentarios

    Black Teacher

    Beryl Gilroy

    The rediscovered classic: an unforgettable memoir by a trailblazing black woman in postwar London, introduced by Bernardine Evaristo ('I dare anyone to read it and not come away sh...

  • Homecoming sinopsis y comentarios

    Homecoming

    Colin Grant

    'A remarkable oral history of black postwar British life… Homecoming is an extraordinary and compelling book' Daily TelegraphHomecoming draws on over a hundred firsthand interviews...

  • The Trespasser's Companion sinopsis y comentarios

    The Trespasser's Companion

    Nick Hayes

    'The countryside ought to be for everyone, and this beautiful, thoughtful companion can help us all start to forge paths into the forgotten corners of our green, pleasant and o...

  • The Fear-Fighter Manual sinopsis y comentarios

    The Fear-Fighter Manual

    Luvvie Ajayi Jones

    The instant New York Times bestseller: a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fearnow with a brand new bonus chapter!'You could spend a lifetime and fortune find...

  • Negro with a Hat: Marcus Garvey sinopsis y comentarios

    Negro with a Hat: Marcus Garvey

    Colin Grant

    Discover the definitive biography of Marcus Garvey ...

  • That Reminds Me sinopsis y comentarios

    That Reminds Me

    Derek Owusu

    WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2020'A singular achievement.'Michael Donkor, Guardian'Heartbreaking, important and original.' Christie Watson, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDN...

  • Iconic People of Colour sinopsis y comentarios

    Iconic People of Colour

    Elizabeth Ajao

    It’s time to meet your new superheroesDiscover the fascinating stories behind 38 iconic people of colour, all of them groundbreakers, risktakers and gamechangers. Whether they are ...

  • How To Get Your Act Together sinopsis y comentarios

    How To Get Your Act Together

    Suki Sandhu & Felicity Hassan

    'Obligatory reading for anyone straight, white and male or otherwise who wants to do better but doesn't know where to start.' People Management'A pivotal guide for going from aw...

  • Down South sinopsis y comentarios

    Down South

    Chris Parry

    Down South by Chris Parry one man's astonishing diary of war in the Falklands'A gripping account of heroism and chaos in the South Atlantic' Mail on Sunday'Compelling, gripping...

  • I Can't Breathe sinopsis y comentarios

    I Can't Breathe

    Matt Taibbi

    ‘A brilliant work of narrative nonfiction’ – Booklist‘Matt Taibbi is one of the few journalists in America who speaks truth to power’ – Bernie Sanders‘A searing exposé’ – Kirkus Re...

  • Wise Words from Black Icons sinopsis y comentarios

    Wise Words from Black Icons

    Edgar Chekera

    The world is full of Black heroes whose talent, strength and vision should inspire us all. From sporting greats and pioneering writers to world leaders, this collection showcases e...

  • Europe sinopsis y comentarios

    Europe

    Norman Davies

    Europe – and the question of whether to stay in or leave – has dominated British politics for the last three years. Yet how much do you really know about the Continent?From the Ice...

  • The Conversation sinopsis y comentarios

    The Conversation

    Robert Livingston

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 FT BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021Racial divisions play out as starkly in the workplace as they do in wider society. What...

  • Our Island Stories sinopsis y comentarios

    Our Island Stories

    Corinne Fowler

    'This is real, difficult, essential history delivered in the most eloquent and accessible way. Her case, that rural Britain has been shaped by imperialism, is unanswerable, and she...

  • Biracial Britain sinopsis y comentarios

    Biracial Britain

    Remi Adekoya

    'Barack Obama had a special talent for making different kinds of people feel comfortable around him because of his biracial life experience, says Adekoya. By the same token, Adekoy...

  • Diamond Street sinopsis y comentarios

    Diamond Street

    Rachel Lichtenstein

    Diamond Street is Rachel Lichtenstein's fascinating account of London's Hatton Garden.Enter Hatton Garden, one of London's most mysterious streets. Home to ancient burial sites, di...

  • Motherland sinopsis y comentarios

    Motherland

    Priya Joi

    'This is the kind of book I wish I had access to as a young mum' Nadiya HussainWhat does it mean to be a parent in a space where you are the minority?Meandering through a supermark...

  • Me and White Supremacy sinopsis y comentarios

    Me and White Supremacy

    Layla Saad & Robin DiAngelo

    'An indispensable resource for white people who want to challenge white supremacy but don't know where to begin' Robin DiAngelo, author of WHITE FRAGILITY'It should be mandatory...

  • The Shoulders We Stand On sinopsis y comentarios

    The Shoulders We Stand On

    Preeti Dhillon

    The UK is grappling with big questions about belonging, equality, and the legacies of Empire and Colonialism. We've been here before. Embracing a broader history that encompasses a...

  • Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor sinopsis y comentarios

    Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor

    Dave Haslam

    'Beautifully judged account of the Manchester scene . . . There is something of the fairy tale about Dave Haslam's sage joyful testament to the kind of life that nobody could ever ...

  • Tribes sinopsis y comentarios

    Tribes

    David Lammy

    'A superb book about the tribalism gripping British politics. Tribes is measured, searching, pitilessly selfscrutinising and would probably amaze anyone who knows its author only f...

  • Raceless sinopsis y comentarios

    Raceless

    Georgina Lawton

    A GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, EVENING STANDARD AND COSMOPOLITAN BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2021'A jawdropping story, told deftly . . . a gripping, thoughtprovoking book' Sunday TimesGeorgina...

  • What is Black Art? sinopsis y comentarios

    What is Black Art?

    Alice Correia

    A landmark anthology on British art history, bringing together overlooked and marginalized perspectives from 'the critical decade'What is Black art? This vital anthology gives voic...

  • Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire sinopsis y comentarios

    Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire

    Iain Sinclair

    Hackney, that RoseRed Empire is Iain Sinclair's foray into one of London's most fascinating boroughs'As detailed and as complex as a historical map, taking the reader hither and th...

  • Expo 58 sinopsis y comentarios

    Expo 58

    Jonathan Coe

    Expo 58 Goodlooking girls and sinister spies: a naive Englishman at loose in Europe in Jonathan Coe's brilliant comic novelLondon, 1958: unassuming civil servant Thomas Foley is p...