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Stanley Lane-Poole (1854–1931)

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111+ obres 526 Membres 7 Ressenyes

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Stanley Lane-Poole was an eminent historian who specialised in studies of the Middle East. His works included The Moors in Spain, The Art of the Saracens in Egypt and Cairo. Dr David Nicolle is an acknowledged expert on medieval military history, specializing in the Middle East.

Obres de Stanley Lane-Poole

The Story of the Moors in Spain (1886) 92 exemplars
Koran (1966) 31 exemplars
The Moors in Spain (1893) 27 exemplars
The Story of Cairo (1902) 10 exemplars
Turkey (1986) 6 exemplars
Rulers of India: Bābar (2005) 5 exemplars
The story of Turkey (1891) 4 exemplars
Studies in a mosque (2006) 4 exemplars
Los corsarios berberiscos (2011) 3 exemplars
The Muslims in Spain (2001) 3 exemplars
Sir Harry Parkes In China (1901) 2 exemplars
A History of Egypt; Volume 5 (2016) 1 exemplars
Life of Edward William Lane (2010) 1 exemplars
Art of the Saracens in Egypt (1993) 1 exemplars
Mediaeval India (1997) 1 exemplars
Saladin 1 exemplars

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The Story of the Moors in Spain is a history of the Moorish Empire in Andalusia,
chronicling the rise and fall of the Islamic empire, and with it the stymie of a
"civilized and enlightened State." Author Stanley Lane-Poole catalogues the art, architecture,
religion, science, and industry that flourished with the establishment of the Muslim regime in Spain.
A rare non-Christian history from the 19th century, students and researchers alike should cherish
this classic text, included here with original illustrations. Born in 1854 in London, England,
Stanley Lane-Poole was a British historian, orientalist, and archaeologist. Lane-Poole worked
in the British Museum from 1874 to 1892, thereafter researching Egyptian archaeology in Egypt.
From 1897 to 1904 he was a professor of Arabic studies at Dublin University
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CarrieFortuneLibrary | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Sep 6, 2022 |
Mr. Lane-Poole was in his day , a prolific popularizer of the sensational side of naval and military history. This is a survey on a surficial level but readable if you enjoy Victorian prose. he is a big fan of the Barbarossa brothers. I read a library copy reprint of the period prior to 1960.
 
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DinadansFriend | Feb 22, 2022 |
Volume 2 was even worse than 1. At least with 1, I had an expectation that I might encounter something interesting or enlightening, only to be disappointed. With this volume, the reading experience began and ended with disappointment, with a whole lot of disappointment in between. I wish I could be more linquistically descriptive about this awful experience, but my theasaurus is used up for words standing in for garbage, immorality, uselessness, and vacuousness. You know what this was? The Biblical Tohu v'vohu, chaos and emptiness. Much, much emptiness.… (més)
 
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MartinBodek | Jun 11, 2015 |
Though originally written and published over 125 years ago, The Story of the Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole is an quick, easy, and informative read. Although the book is not up to the scholarship standards of today, Lane-Poole uses the sources at his disposal along folklore, traditional Spanish ballads, and romantic history written by Washington Irving to produce a most engaging book. Lane-Poole always denoted in the text when he was going on either the folklore, ballads, or romantic history insertions for the reader as a way to bring history alive and when they were contrary to actual history he made note of it.

One of the biggest negatives of the book that one notices is that Lane-Poole engages in perpetuating the Black Legend that has tainted the perception of the Spanish since it's creation. At the beginning and ending of the text, Lane-Poole laments that the Spaniards decided to reject the civilization of the Islamic Moors for the backwardness of the Catholic (note I said Catholic not Christian) "crusaders" then points out certain incidents that prove his point. To be fair to Lane-Poole, one can not use today's standards to judge him and when a Christian showed "civilized" behavior and a Moor "uncivilized" he did point it out. However, there was always the perception that these incidents were few and far between.

Even with this negative to the text, The Story of the Moors in Spain is an excellent way to begin learning about the Islamic period on the Iberian peninsula. However this book should not be your last on the subject.
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mattries37315 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Oct 13, 2012 |

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111
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3
Membres
526
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Ressenyes
7
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