Saladin
The Politics of the Holy War
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- Authors:
- Malcolm C. Lyons, University of Cambridge
- D. E. P. Jackson
- Date Published: March 1997
- availability: Unavailable - out of print
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521585620
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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 In this book Lyons and Jackson make use of hitherto neglected Arabic sources, including unpublished manuscript material - notably the correspondence, both private and official, of Saladin's own court.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.
Read more- Presents a fascinating and accessible account of one of the most important figures of the Middle Ages
- Offers primary source information on Saladin and the period through unpublished manuscripts and letters
- Reveals the workings of battles and campaigns and the social history of the era
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'It is certainly the best book yet written about Saladin in English.' The Times Literary Supplement
See more reviews'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
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- Date Published: March 1997
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521585620
- length: 463 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 138 x 34 mm
- weight: 0.525kg
- contains: 8 maps
- availability: Unavailable - out of print
Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Early adventures
2. Vizier of Egypt
3. Lord of Egypt
4. The shadow of Syria
5. Independence
6. From Egypt to Syria
7. War and diplomacy
8. Egyptian interlude
9. Defeat and difficulties
10. Consolidation and expansion
11. Opportunities
12. The capture of Aleppo
13. Empire-building and the Holy War
14. The end of empire
15. Preparations
16. Hattin
17. The capture of Jerusalem
18. Success and failure
19. Crusaders at Acre
20. The fall of Acre
21. Stalemate
22. Conclusion
Plan of Cairo
Maps
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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