by PKHitti (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 265
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 02 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0231121253
ISBN 13: 9780231121255