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It was very enlightening to review the time frame of the Crusades from the perspective of the Arab scribes and biographers!
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We've heard the tales of Richard the Lionheart, the capture of Jerusalem, the siege of Acre. Here, translated for the first time, are Muslim chronicles that present the Crusades from their point-of-view. Taken from city and dynastic records, the chronicles depictthe harrowing details of sieges, treacheries, massacres, ransomings, valor and self sacrifice. A needed history lesson to help us correct our "bias" so we can understand both sides of a critical historical era.
The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian.
Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources:
* The general histories of the Muslim world,
* The chronicles of cities, regions and their dynasties
* Contemporary biographies and records of famous deeds.
Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes.
The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian.
Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources:
* The general histories of the Muslim world,
* The chronicles of cities, regions and their dynasties
* Contemporary biographies and records of famous deeds.
Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes.
362 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1,1969
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362 pages, Hardcover
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January 1, 1993 by Barnes \u0026 Noble Books
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9780880294522
- ASIN
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B002DSEWJC
- Language
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English
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Good history book telling the other side of the story of the Crusades. Recommended
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As the Arab/Saracen/Turk Muslim conglomerate that faced the various and sundry Crusaders out of Europe really never viewed them as a procession of related events, but more as individual wars, putting together a cohesive and cogent history of the non-Euro side of the Crusades is difficult, but Gabrieli does a fair job, giving a new flavor to how we see that era. His stories about the Arab thoughts on European will not fail to entertain- I remember one running something alone the lines of Frankish women should not wear anklets because they get caught in their earrings. Good times.
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Great book!
It tells the events through the Arabs eyes as the defender of the holly land and the whole eastern regoin. Where the western educational system portray them as the invaders!!
I have the Arabic resource Ibn-Athir. I kept going back and forth between both books. The events are translated word for word! Very impressive and amazing detailes. Francesco did a great work collecting reliable Arabic resources of the 11th-14th centuries.
His cronicles helped me understand the sequence of events and the importance of the middle eastern region to all. That at some point they lived together, married from each other, yet still see each other as the enemy. The Franks (westerners) are still eyeing this part of the world till now and invaders are still occupying Palestinian land.
There is a four- part series on the crusaders produced by Al-jazeera in 2016 that helped me connect the reading with live actions of the medieval period.
It tells the events through the Arabs eyes as the defender of the holly land and the whole eastern regoin. Where the western educational system portray them as the invaders!!
I have the Arabic resource Ibn-Athir. I kept going back and forth between both books. The events are translated word for word! Very impressive and amazing detailes. Francesco did a great work collecting reliable Arabic resources of the 11th-14th centuries.
His cronicles helped me understand the sequence of events and the importance of the middle eastern region to all. That at some point they lived together, married from each other, yet still see each other as the enemy. The Franks (westerners) are still eyeing this part of the world till now and invaders are still occupying Palestinian land.
There is a four- part series on the crusaders produced by Al-jazeera in 2016 that helped me connect the reading with live actions of the medieval period.
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Just what it says on the tin, brilliantly compiled and edited. A treat.
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A history book, but not a good one, offers in depth opinions of Arab Historians, but is is very Anti-Christ.
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Excellent alternative view of the crusades.
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أعاد المستشرق الإيطالي والعضو في مجمع اللغة العربية ترتيب المتناثر في كتب التاريخ العربية بعودته إلى ١٧ مؤلِف ومؤَلف وحرص على النقل عن المعاصرين للأحداث (الحملات الصليبية) في فترة الحكم الأيوبي والمماليك لمنطقتي الشام ومصر؛ فجمع المتناثر وأعاد الترتيب بما يتوافق مع المنهج الحديث في ترتيب الفصول مع المقدمة الموجزة ومعقبًا باختصار موضوعي شديد، مدققا التواريخ والأحداث بين الروايات وذاكرًا لأرقام الصفحات في المصادر المنقول عنها.
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