The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf, Jon Rothschild
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- Pub. Date: April 1989
- 352pp
- Sales Rank: 36,041
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 1989
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Format: Paperback, 352pp
- Sales Rank: 36,041
- ISBN-13: 9780805208986
- ISBN: 0805208984
- Edition Description: REISSUE
Synopsis
The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.
Library Journal
This welcome addition to the numerous volumes on the Crusades is a well-written and absorbing history by a Lebanese journalist for the general reader. It makes extensive use of contemporary Arab sources to examine the Crusade era from the Arab viewpoint. The Arabs found the Franks duplicitous, brutal, and unrefined. However, in contrast to the Franks, few Arabs learned their adversary's language or showed interest in their culture, an observation Bernard Lewis treats more fully in his Muslim Discovery of Europe ( LJ 9/1/82). Maalouf interprets the Crusades as a turning point in Arab-Muslim history. Parochialism in the Muslim Middle East and the current division between the West and the Middle East are dated to this prolonged period of hostile contact. Recommended for public and academic libraries. J. Anthony Gardner, California State Univ. Lib., Northridge
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an excellent workby royh
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June 03, 2009: I enjoyed reading every book written by Mr. Maalouf. His style, historical research and point of views apply to every generation. The book give a ggod idea about the life our ancesters had in Lebanon, the Arab world and Europe. The story is based on facts and realities which date from centuries ago and still apply today. If you are interested in the Crusades, in the history of Lebanon, Jerusalem, the Arab world and Europe, you will find the book a wonderful review and an emotional story to learn from.
Roy Habib, MDauthor of "Lessons in times of war and peace"I Also Recommend: Lessons In Times Of War And Peace, A Dream On The Lake.
READ THIS BOOK!!!by Anonymous
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January 12, 2008: this book was highly informative and cleared up much of the misconception of the crusaders being the 'good guys' i highly suggest you read this book if you are interested in this time period or just the middle ages
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