Saladin
by ʻAzzām, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān,, Dr
"Who was the real Saladin? To answer this question, A.R. Azzam argues, it is essential to appreciate the age Saladin lived in. The first major biography of Saladin for twenty years, A.R. Azzam's account is essential reading for anyone interested in the medieval Crusades, Islamic history and the origins of the modern Middle East."--Jacket.
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- Full title :Saladin / A.R. Azzam.
Summary
"Who was the real Saladin? To answer this question, A.R. Azzam argues, it is essential to appreciate the age Saladin lived in. The first major biography of Saladin for twenty years, A.R. Azzam's account is essential reading for anyone interested in the medieval Crusades, Islamic history and the origins of the modern Middle East."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2009.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pearson Longman
- Place of Publication:Harlow, Eng
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 277 pages : : map ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781405807364, 1405807369
- oclc:ocn232002234
- LC Classification:DS38.4.S2
- Dewey Decimal:956/.014092
Table of Contents
Separating the man from the myth -- The weakening of the Abbasid Caliph and the Sunni revival -- The turning of the tide -- The young Saladin -- The battle for Egypt -- The unlikely Vizier -- Master of Egypt -- The prize of Syria -- The Meddlesome priest: Saladin and al-Khabushani -- Saladin and the Leper King -- Sailing close to disaster: Saladin's illness at Harran -- Victory at Hattin -- The return of Jerusalem -- The arrival of Richard -- A bitter diege of attrition: Saladin, Richard -- Death in Damascus: Saladin's last days.
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