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An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades Memoirs of Usāmah Ibn-Munqidh (Kitāb Al-Iʻtibār) ; Translated from the Original Manuscript by Philip K. Hitti ; with a New Foreword by Richard W. Bulliet

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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.

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9780231121255
Paperback, 6th Edition
ISBN13: 9780231121255
Columbia University Press, 2000

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