moors history - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library

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Impartial Stranger: History and Intertextuality in Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Book by Peter Cosgrove; University of Delaware Press, 1999

Subjects:

Byzantine Empire--Historiography, Gibbon, Edward--1737-1794--Criticism And Interpretation, Gibbon, Edward--1737-1794--History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, Historians In Literature, Intertextuality, Literature And History, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D--Historiography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Impartial Stranger Impartial Stranger History and Intertextuality in Gibbons Decline...Cosgrove, Peter, 1945- Impartial stranger : history and intertextuality in Gibbons Decline...interpretation. 2. Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. History of the decline and fall of the Roman...
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The Moors in Spain

Book by Stanley Lane-Poole, Arthur Gilman; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1903

Subjects:

Muslims--Spain--History--711-1516, Spain--History--711-1516

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...driven away the Moors. Such is the melancholy...offered by her history. Happily we have...Christians and Moors in Spain the only popular history of this period...throughout the history of the domination of the Moors in Spain, these...
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History of the Conquest of Spain by the Arab-Moors - Vol. 2

Book by Henry Coppée; Little, Brown, 1881

Subjects:

Arabs--Spain, Spain--History--711-1516

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN BY THE ARAB-MOORS. IN TWO VOLUMES...Book IV., Ch. I. HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN BY THE ARAB-MOORS. WITH A SKETCH...resources of the Arab-Moors and the condition...subject of this history. The opinion thus...
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The Golden Trade of the Moors

Book by E. W. Bovill; Oxford University Press, 1958

Subjects:

Sudan (Region)--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Map The Golden Trade of the Moors E. W. BOVILL The golden...Sudanese have played in the history of civilization. The emphasis...centuries and a half later the Moors of Morocco so enriched themselves...of the great exploits in the history of geographical discovery. But...
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History of the Conquest of Spain by the Arab-Moors - Vol. 1

Book by Henry Coppée; Little, Brown, 1881

Subjects:

Arabs--Spain, Spain--History--711-1516

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN BY THE ARAB-MOORS. IN TWO VOLUMES...Book IV., Ch. I. HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN BY THE ARAB-MOORS. WITH A SKETCH...spoils , 454 . HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN BY THE ARAB-MOORS. THE CONQUEST OF...

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Postcolonial Lack and Aesthetic Promise in the Moor's Last Sigh

Journal article by Alexandra W. Schultheis; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 47, 2001

Subjects:

Aesthetics--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Nationalism and literature--India, Postcolonialism--Analysis, Rushdie, Salman--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Moor's Last Sigh (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...who pictured Indian history as a palimpsest of...guarantee. In The Moors Last Sigh, that image...record his family history as his own "last sigh." The Moors pilgrimage ends in...that enclose the Moors family history are sites of privilege...
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Tales of the Alhambra: Rushdie's Use of Spanish History in 'The Moor's Last Sigh

Journal article by Paul A. Cantor; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 29, 1997

Subjects:

Imperialism in literature--Analysis, Literature and history--Social aspects, Multiculturalism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Rushdie, Salman--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Spain--Portrayals, depictions, etc., The Moor's Last Sigh (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Rushdies use of Spanish history in The Moors Last Sigh. by Paul...Rushdies use of Spanish history in The Moors Last Sigh thus seems at...overview of the complicated history of the presence of the Moors in Spain, see Bernard Lewis...
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Turks, Moors, and Englishmen in the Age of Discovery.

Journal article by Margaret Meserve; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 56, 2003

Subjects:

Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, Turks, Moors, and Englishmen in the Age of Discovery (Book)

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...alterity and demonizarion" (15) from the Indians and applied them, second-hand, to the Moors and the Turks. This model neglects Englands (indeed, Europes) long history of contact with and hostility for Islam. Matar claims that the very idea of "holy...
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Emblems of Folly in the First Othello: Renaissance Blackface, Moor's Coat, and "Muckender"

Journal article by Robert Hornback; Comparative Drama, Vol. 35, 2001

Subjects:

Comedy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Othello (Fictional character)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Othello (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Shakespeare, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...assumptions about Moors in the Renaissance...Othello: A Contextual History (Cambridge: Cambridge...Othello: A Contextual History, 70. (59) Doris...152. (63) For the Moors supposed gullibility...Africanus claim that Moors "wits are but meane...Othello: A Contextual History, 68. (64) Bristol...
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Comparing Moral Values in Western European Countries between 1981 and 1999. A Multiple Group Latent-Class Factor Approach

Journal article by Guy Moors, Charlotte Wennekers; International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 44, 2003

Subjects:

Morality--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...Jeroen. 1996. Log-Linear Event History Analysis. Tilburg: Tilburg University...Sociology, Tilburg University. Guy Moors * and Charlotte Wennekers ** * Corresponding author: Dr. Guy Moors, Tilburg University, FSW-MTO...Tilburg, The Netherlands, (guy.moors@uvt.nl). ** Social and Cultural...

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Is That a Moor's Head?

Magazine article by Mathew N. Schmalz; Commonweal, Vol. 132, July 15, 2005

Subjects:

Emblems--History, Papacy--History

Collections: Entire Library

Is That a Moors Head? by Mathew N. Schmalz There...emblem is called the "Caput Aethiopum" or "Moors Head." Specifically, the image of the African...Munich-Freising. Some might associate the Moors head with the Magi, the African martyr St...
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Spain Reclaims Its African Heritage: After Centuries of Denial, Spain Is Reclaiming the Heritage of Arab-African Moors Who Brought a High Civilisation to Barbarian Europe

Magazine article by Sinikka Kahl; New African, May 2002

Subjects:

Africa, Civilization, Medieval--History, Ethnic groups--History, International relations--Evaluation, Muslims--History, Spain--History, Spanish foreign relations--Africa, Spanish history

Collections: Entire Library

...covered most of Spain and whose history spans eight centuries. Africans...Ferdinand and Isabella. The Moors are usually believed to have...place during many phases of its history, its main importance lies elsewhere...most important libraries. The Moors brought Oriental influences...
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Piety and Prejudice: The Moors Murderer Meets a Bumbling Christian; the Result Is Comic Horror

Magazine article by Andrew Billen; New Statesman, Vol. 135, October 30, 2006

Subjects:

Longford (Television program)--Television program reviews, Television programs--Television program reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...inspired comedy-dramas reworking modern history (9 pm, 26 October), has no doubt where...lay in the friendship between the late Moors murderess and her would-be saviour, the...attack--she recalls her nights on the moors burying bodies with Brady. She tells Longford...
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Don't Look Back! Andrew Hussey on the Tales of Medieval Moors Preoccupying Spanish Readers

Magazine article by Andrew Hussey; New Statesman, Vol. 136, August 27, 2007

Subjects:

Books and reading--Evaluation, Historical novels--Appreciation, Novelists--Appreciation, Sierra, Javier--Appreciation

Collections: Entire Library

Dont Look Back! Andrew Hussey on the Tales of Medieval Moors Preoccupying Spanish Readers. by Andrew Hussey Most...explanation--that the Spanish historical bestseller relates history to a nation that traditionally prefers mystery to facts. The...
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Province of the Past - A Sojourn in the French Departement of the Lot, Where 25,000 Years of Human History Are Clear to See

Magazine article by Peter Davison; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 287, January 2001

Subjects:

France--Natural history, Heathlands--France, Moors (Wetlands)--France, Moors and heaths--France

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of the Lot, Where 25,000 Years of Human History Are Clear to See. by Peter Davison...the accidents of the landscape and the history of possession, keeping us safe from this...human distress. The verdigris of this history has tinted the region with a melancholy...

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Football: Non-League: Fire Could End Up Helping Us - Moors Chief

Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), February 6, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...main stand at the end of January and decades of history went up in smoke with it. Moors have had to cancel their home fixtures until they...one-man band for Childs as he has subsidised the Moors over the last decade with a hefty wad of cash...
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Dark Challenge for the Moors Murder Actors

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 7, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...reality drama, See No Evil: The Story Of The Moors Murders, will start filming later this...then rejoins the original cast of The History Boys, who return to the National for a...confuse you, the UK touring company of The History Boys, led by Desmond Barrit, Jamie King...
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Moors Old Boy Leads Paget Revenge Bid

Newspaper article; Birmingham Evening Mail (England), September 14, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...work commitments, Mike McCarthy is added to the Paget squad. Moors, who lead the table by four points, will give fitness checks...officials will be remembered long after the 2-1 result. The history-making Nationwide Conference fixture, with Wendy Toms in charge...
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Moors' Boost in Trophy Test; NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Faulkner's Rugby Dilemma

Newspaper article by Colin Stoner; Birmingham Evening Mail (England), January 14, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...their third round trip to VS Rugby - for the right reasons. Moors were relieved last weeks match at Cinderford Town was called...Cooper and Paul Hunter from the biggest Trophy game in their history. The trio are all cup-tied for the third round tie with Conference...
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More Passion on the Moors

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 8, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...too, is the seriously mad (in my view) Emily wandering on the moors in the rain and dreaming up her masterpiece, Wuthering Heights...their story with such painstaking accuracy he has written a history rather than a novel. Certainly, as I read it, I felt that his...

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Portugal

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...representation. History Early History There is little direct filiation...Visigoths were defeated by the Moors , who conquered the whole peninsula...glorious period of Portuguese history. Portugal entered an era of...expansion. The war against the Moors was extended to Africa, and...
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Aviz

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Castilian order of the Knights of Calatrava assisted in driving the Moors from Portugal and in 1166 settled at Evora . Alfonso II granted...organization. The knights played an important part in Portuguese history. After the death of Ferdinand I in 1383, his illegitimate brother...
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Spain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the national constitution. History Spain before the Muslim...Christian Reconquest The Moors , as the Berber conquerors were...a turning point in Spanish history, the Almohads were defeated...in 1492. Disunity among the Moors facilitated the Christian reconquest...
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Spanish Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Velazquez, one of the greatest figures in the history of art. His paintings are admired as much...corruption and brutality of this era in Spanish history. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries...Golden Century (1965); C. R. Post, A History of Spanish Painting (14 vol. in 20, 1930...
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Valladolid

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...important grain market. The city has played an important role in Spanish history. Of obscure origin (its name is derived from the Arabic), it was conquered by the Christians from the Moors in the 10th cent., rose to prominence in the 12th and 13th cent...

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