Retraces two critical centuries of Middle Eastern history, presents an intriguing chronicle of the Crusades, and offers insights into the forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.
Historie. Dette er historien om korstogene sett fra "den andre siden". Bokens innhold er basert på vitnesbyrd og nedtegnelser fra samtidige arabiske historikere og kronikører. Forfatterens mesterlige fortellergrep gjør at historien oppleves medrivende og interessant. Boken forte…
European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. Under Saladin, an unstoppable Muslim army inspired by prophets and po…
European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. Under Saladin, an unstoppable Muslim army inspired by prophets and po…