The Crusader States and Their Neighbours: 1098-1291

by P.M. Holt

The book will be welcome for tackling the Crusades from a fresh but important angle; the relations of the Crusader states with their neighbours, both Christian (the Byzantines) and, especially, Islamic " the rulers of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Cairo etc. It contributes to the very fashionable approach of seeing the Crusades as a prime example of early European colonialism, and investigating them much more for their social, political and ethnic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582369312
• ISBN13: 9780582369313
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.1"