The Story of the Moors in Spain

by Arthur Gilman, Stanley Lane-Poole

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Genres: History

326 pages, Hardcover

Published August 8, 2015

About the author

Founder of the Harvard Annex, later called Radcliffe College.

Reviews

[Zach Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was recently watching a conversation from 1996 with Yosef Ben-Yochannan about the African origins of Western civilization, and he referenced this book as a guide to understanding the backwardness of the European tribes and the enlightenment that the Moors brought with them in the 7th century. I found the book to be a quick read, though I had my computer constantly next to me to look up names, maps, and battles, etc. Overall, I really learned a lot about the struggles between Visigoths and Moors, Moors and Christians, Moors and Catholics, and the rise and fall of the different Caliphates. The only thing I didn't love was how it really romanticized a lot of the violence and was so focused on the conquerors without much of an understanding about the general conditions of the people, which would have been a nice addition.

[Håkon T · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not finish it. Terrible.