An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usamah ibn-Munqidh

An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usamah ibn-Munqidh group work Wydawca: Columbia University Press Data wydania: 2000 ISBN: 9780231121255 Liczba stron: 265 Format: 226 x 154 x 19 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim.