Michael S. Fulton, Contest for Egypt. The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin
The book engages with a transformative decade in the history of the Middle East: the years 1164-1174. That decade resembled in its broader ramifications another crucial decade in the history of the region: the years 1250-1260. Fulton offers a richly woven narrative, skillfully moving between Egypt,...
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques
2024
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | The book engages with a transformative decade in the history of the Middle East: the years 1164-1174. That decade resembled in its broader ramifications another crucial decade in the history of the region: the years 1250-1260. Fulton offers a richly woven narrative, skillfully moving between Egypt, the Latin Outremer, Muslim Syria, and Byzantium, while also keeping an open eye on the Mediterranean world, especially Pisa and Norman Sicily. The attention to the geography of both Syria and Egyp... |
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