Saladin: The Politics of the Holy War - Brossura

Lyons, Malcolm C.; Jackson, D. E. P.

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ISBN 10: 0521585627 ISBN 13: 9780521585620

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Riassunto

Saladin was one of the best-known figures of the Middle Ages. The West accepted him as a hero; Islam was indebted to him for the recovery of Jerusalem. In this book Lyons and Jackson make use of hitherto neglected Arabic sources, including unpublished manuscript material - notably the correspondence, both private and official, of Saladin's own court. Such letters contain fresh information on the battles and diplomatic campaigns that accompanied Saladin's efforts to be accepted by his contemporaries as their leader in the Holy War.

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Recensione:

'It is certainly the best book yet written about Saladin in English.' The Times Literary Supplement

'Lyons and Jackson have produced a distinguished and extremely well-researched book ... It has the added merit of being accessible ... it reads easily and will be readily understood by the non-specialist.' History Today

Descrizione del libro:

Saladin was one of the best-known figures of the Middle Ages. The West accepted him as a hero; Islam was indebted to him for the recovery of Jerusalem. This book sets Saladin's life within the framework of his age.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0521585627
• ISBN 13: 9780521585620
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 463