Naipaul's controversial account of his travels through the Islamic world was hailed by The New Republic as "the most notable work on contemporary Islam to have appeared in a very long time."

"Among the Believers" is V. S. Naipaul's classic account of his journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia; 'the believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restoring order to a chaotic world. It is a uniquely valuable insight into modern Islam, and the comforting simp...(展开全部)

"Among the Believers" is V. S. Naipaul's classic account of his journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia; 'the believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restoring order to a chaotic world. It is a uniquely valuable insight into modern Islam, and the comforting simp...(展开全部)

Naipaul's controversial account of his travels through the Islamic world was hailed by The New Republic as "the most notable work on contemporary Islam to have appeared in a very long time."

作者簡介 菲利普‧馬斯登Philip Marsden 被譽為英國旅行文學界的優秀年輕作家。著作有：《遙遠的國度：衣索匹亞之旅》(A Far Country: Travels in Ethiopia) 、《尋找聖靈戰士：俄羅斯東正教倖存史》(The Spirits-Wrestler)，及1994年獲得英國「毛姆獎」的《交會的所在：追尋亞美尼亞人的蹤跡》 (The Crossing Place: A Journey among the Armenians)、小說《布朗司基宅》 (Bronski House) 等書。現居住於英格蘭西南部的康瓦耳郡 (Cornwall)。 譯者簡介 鄭明華 一九五八年生，輔仁大學英文系畢業。曾任職華視〈海棠風情〉節目企畫、採訪及總撰稿，以及《大地地理》雜誌資深撰述、總編輯。著作有小說《私奔》。譯作：《再會，西貢》、《西班牙》...(展开全部)

"Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration." --The New York Times A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's extraordinary ability as a storyteller to draw striking portraits of a cross section of individuals."--The Boston Globe Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among th...(展开全部)

"The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach, 3/e" is a text/reader which enhances comprehension of philosophical study by allowing the reader to ponder, explore and actively participate in the learning process. Philosophy becomes a personal journey to students through Bill Lawhead's innovative and unique pedagogy which delivers philosophical concepts through more digest...(展开全部)