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Maalouf, Amin.

The crusades through Arab eyes / Amin Maalouf ; translated by Jon Rothschild. - New York : Schocken Books, ©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.

ISBN: 0805208984 9780805208986

LCCN: 85008367

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
750-1258

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Crusades.
Crusades.
Kruistochten.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.
Islamic Empire.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: DS38.6 / .M3213 1984

Dewey Class. No.: 940.18 909.097671