112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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The book will be welcome for tackling the Crusades from a fresh but important angle; the relations of the Crusader states with their neighbours, both Christian (the Byzantines) and, especially, Islamic – the rulers of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Cairo etc. It contributes to the very fashionable approach of seeing the Crusades as a prime example of early European colonialism, and investigating... Read more
Introduction 1. The First Crusade and its Impact 2. Politics and Warfare 0197-1119 3. From the Field of Blood to the Second Crusade 1119-1149 4. Nur Al-Din, Saladin and the Frankish States 5. The Frankish States and the Later Ayyubids 6. The Frankish States and the Early Mamluk Sultans Conclusion Bibliography
Biography
P.M. Holt
