The crusades through Arab eyes /
Maalouf, Amin.
The crusades through Arab eyes / Amin Maalouf ; translated by Jon Rothschild - New York : Schocken Book, 1984 - xvi, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Translation of: Les croisades vues par les Arabes
This translation originally published in Great Britain by Al Saqi Books, London, in 1984
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index Invasion (1096-1100) -- Occupation (1100-1128) -- Riposte (1128-1146) -- Victory (1146-1187) -- Reprieve (1187-1244) -- Expulsion (1244-1291)
The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.--Publisher description
Translated into English from the original French
9780805208986
Crusades.
Islamic Empire --History--750-1258.
--History.
DS38.6 / .M32 1984
The crusades through Arab eyes / Amin Maalouf ; translated by Jon Rothschild - New York : Schocken Book, 1984 - xvi, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Translation of: Les croisades vues par les Arabes
This translation originally published in Great Britain by Al Saqi Books, London, in 1984
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index Invasion (1096-1100) -- Occupation (1100-1128) -- Riposte (1128-1146) -- Victory (1146-1187) -- Reprieve (1187-1244) -- Expulsion (1244-1291)
The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.--Publisher description
Translated into English from the original French
9780805208986
Crusades.
Islamic Empire --History--750-1258.
--History.
DS38.6 / .M32 1984