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The Moors in Spain and Portugal Hardcover – January 1, 1974

by Jan Read (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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    268 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Faber
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1974
  5. ISBN-10
    0571104312
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0571104314
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber; First Edition (January 1, 1974)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 268 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571104312
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0571104314
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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Bob Newman
3.0 out of 5 stars The reigns in Spain
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019
I have a secret admiration for people talented in many different areas. Such people may have studied one subject, but later branched out into entirely dissimilar fields. Jan Read was certainly one person like this. He started out as a physics lecturer in England, then worked in explosives and camouflage during WW II, had a significant career in film and television production, and became an expert on the wines of Spain and Portugal, not to mention writing several travel books. And he wrote this history book too. OK, that’s admirable, and I’m not being sarcastic. However, I think that sometimes people undertake projects that could be better done by specialists. I fear that “The Moors….” is a case in point. While it covers the ground, and there are some excellent overall viewpoints provided at the end, I felt that the lack of expertise certainly shows. The text contains a huge amount of blow by blow comings and goings, attacks and defenses, bits about the personal lives of many characters, but nothing very deep. Whenever he made personal observations and mused on the meaning of events, my interest rose, when he went back to flashing through 800 years of history, I lost concentration because that is just a kind of laying out of facts, facts whose general outline I already knew and whose details only scholars need. If you don’t know anything about Moorish Iberia, you might get some idea here, but you will have to absorb a lot of Alfonsos, Sanchos, Muhammads, and Yusufs. The maps provided don’t support the number of place names used. I think there must be other histories, perhaps by less curious, less enthusiastic, but more professional authors. The cultural influence of Islam on Spain and hence the Americas cannot be understated. Morocco, its culture and history, is almost neglected completely. Perhaps it would have been better to concentrate on such topics, rather than on the dash through leaders and battles. The Jews of al-Andalus and the rise of Portugal are two other subjects that have been written about elsewhere to great effect. My conclusion is that probably you don’t need this book, written because the author was fascinated by Spain and wanted to try his hand at history. But it’s not a bad book for all that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Moorish history
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021
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Book came on time in condition as specified.An essential book to have on the history of the moors . It covers the beginning the golden age through the last strong hold at Granada.Also covers the inquisition and Moriscos rebellion…
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2014
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Brilliant.
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