An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh: Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh (Kitab Al-Itibar) (Records of Western Civilization Series)

by PKHitti (Author)

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  2000

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  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.