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A review by rorookie
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
1.0
1 uber disappointing, crying in my seat star. ⭐
The picture-perfect retelling of the so-called Arabian siege through the lens of an individual with leanings so close to that of Islamophobic. I aspire to have a fraction of the confidence required to chalk over my own biases to “eurocentric depictions” of history. To explicitly detail the apparent violent takeover led by the Arabs and the Caliphates and then neglect to mention the violence that ensued by countless religions (Christianity’s Crusades, Spanish Reconquista, etc) is hypocritical and purposely obtuse.
Not only that?? But the insinuations of this ENTIRE book is that it is a largely European retelling of history which didn’t happen?? It’s funny because I think my high school essays did a better job of sticking to their theses AND had some semblance of a transition (imagine having good transitions Dan).
It’s disheartening to KNOW that a book could’ve lived up to its potential and just.. didn’t? Implicit messaging is dead and Dan Jones is dancing on its grave
The picture-perfect retelling of the so-called Arabian siege through the lens of an individual with leanings so close to that of Islamophobic. I aspire to have a fraction of the confidence required to chalk over my own biases to “eurocentric depictions” of history. To explicitly detail the apparent violent takeover led by the Arabs and the Caliphates and then neglect to mention the violence that ensued by countless religions (Christianity’s Crusades, Spanish Reconquista, etc) is hypocritical and purposely obtuse.
Not only that?? But the insinuations of this ENTIRE book is that it is a largely European retelling of history which didn’t happen?? It’s funny because I think my high school essays did a better job of sticking to their theses AND had some semblance of a transition (imagine having good transitions Dan).
It’s disheartening to KNOW that a book could’ve lived up to its potential and just.. didn’t? Implicit messaging is dead and Dan Jones is dancing on its grave