The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
by Maalouf, AminEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1989-04-29
Publisher(s): Schocken
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
AMIN MAALOUF was director of the weekly international edition of the leading Beirut daily an-Nahar, and was also editor-on-chief of Jeune Afrique.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Part One: Invasion (1096-1100)
1. The Franj Arrive
2. An Accursed Maker of Armour
3. The Cannibals of Ma'arra
Part Two: Occupation (1100-1128)
4. Tripoli's Two Thousand Days
5. Turban-Clad Resistance
Part Three: Riposte (1128-1146)
6. The Damascus Conspiracies
7. An Emir Among Barbarians
Part Four: Victory (1146-1187)
8. Nur al-Din, the Saint-King
9. The Rush for the Nile
10. The Tears of Saladin
Part Five: Reprieve (1187-1244)
11. The Impossible Encounter
12. The Perfect and the Just
Part Six: Expulsion (1244-1291)
13. The Mongol Scourge
14. God Grant That They Never Set Foot There Again!
Epilogue
Chronology
Glossary
Part One: Invasion (1096-1100)
1. The Franj Arrive
2. An Accursed Maker of Armour
3. The Cannibals of Ma'arra
Part Two: Occupation (1100-1128)
4. Tripoli's Two Thousand Days
5. Turban-Clad Resistance
Part Three: Riposte (1128-1146)
6. The Damascus Conspiracies
7. An Emir Among Barbarians
Part Four: Victory (1146-1187)
8. Nur al-Din, the Saint-King
9. The Rush for the Nile
10. The Tears of Saladin
Part Five: Reprieve (1187-1244)
11. The Impossible Encounter
12. The Perfect and the Just
Part Six: Expulsion (1244-1291)
13. The Mongol Scourge
14. God Grant That They Never Set Foot There Again!
Epilogue
Chronology
Glossary
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