The crusades through Arab eyes
(Book)

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Contributors
Rothschild, Jon, translator.
Published
New York : Schocken Books, 1985.
ISBN
0805240047, 9780805240047, 0805208984, 9780805208986, 080520833X, 9780805208337
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor940.18 MAAChecked out
Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks909.07 MAAChecked out
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Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 293 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Les croisades vues par les Arabes.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index.
Description
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.
Description
"European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. What the West remembers as an epic effort to reconquer the Holy Land in portrayed here as a brutal, destructive unprovoked invasion by Barbarian hordes. When, under Saladin, a powerful Muslim army--inspired by prophets and poets-- defeated the Crusaders, it was the greatest victory ever won by a non-European society against the West. The Arab version of the Crusades is a heroic story of how the Muslims overcame their rivalries and united long enough to win a holy war. Amin Maalouf has combed the works of Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, many of them eyewitnesses and participants in the events they describe. Intriguing and entertaining, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is a vivid portrait of a society nearly destroyed by internal conflict and shaken by traumatic encounter with an alien culture. Maalouf offers fascinating insights into the historical forces that even today shape Arab and Islamic consciousness."--Publisher's description.
Language
Text in English translated from the French.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Maalouf, A., & Rothschild, J. (1985). The crusades through Arab eyes. (First American edition). Schocken Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Maalouf, Amin and Jon, Rothschild. 1985. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes. Schocken Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Maalouf, Amin and Jon, Rothschild. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes. Schocken Books, 1985.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Maalouf, A. and Rothschild, J. (1985). The crusades through arab eyes. First American edn New York: Schocken Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Maalouf, Amin, and Jon Rothschild. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes. First American edition, Schocken Books, 1985.

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