Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Expanded Contents List; List of Colour Plates; List of Half tone Plates; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration and Translations; Note on the Illustrations; Glossary of Islamic Terms; Glossary
The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives
โ Scribed by Carole Hillenbrand
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 704
- Edition
- Paperback
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
With breathtaking command of medieval Muslim sources as well as the vast literature on medieval European and Muslim culture, Carole Hillenbrand has produced a book that shows not only how the Crusades were perceived by the Muslims, but how the Crusades affected the Muslim world - militarily, culturally, and psychologically.
โฆ Subjects
Crusades, Islamic Perspectives
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