An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades - Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh
Author(s): Richard W. Bulliet; Philip K. Hitti (Translator)
The life of Us mah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East and West, Muslim and Christian. His writing is remarkable for its narrative clarity, its humanity, and its wealth of perceptive details.
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General Fields
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- : Columbia University Press
- : Columbia University Press
- : 0.414
- : 22 June 2000
- : 1.908 Centimeters X 15.4 Centimeters X 23.1 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Richard W. Bulliet; Philip K. Hitti (Translator)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 265
