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The life and legend of the Sultan Saladin / Jonathan Phillips.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Phillips, Jonathan (Jonathan P.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193.
- Saladin.
- Crusades--Third, 1189-1192.
- Crusades.
- Kings and rulers.
- Egypt--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Egypt.
- Syria.
- Syria--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.
- Islamic Empire.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 478 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Part I The Life of Saladin p. 9
- 1 The Muslim Near East and the First Crusade p. 11
- 2 Nur al-Din and the City of Damascus p. 21
- 3 Nur al-Din and the Rise of the Jihad p. 36
- 4 Shirkuh, Saladin and the Conquest of Egypt p. 46
- 5 Saladin's Succession in Egypt p. 57
- 6 Steps Towards Independence: The Break with Nur al-Din p. 73
- 7 Saladin's Takeover of Damascus: Open Ambitions p. 94
- 8 Progress Stalls p. 107
- 9 Victory at Jacob's Ford p. 125
- 10 Saladin, Cairo and the River Nile p. 136
- 11 Progress in Syria and Reynald's Red Sea Raid p. 145
- 12 Final Preparations: The Sieges of Kerak and Mosul p. 158
- 13 The Battle of Hattin p. 172
- 14 The Capture of Jerusalem p. 187
- 15 The Siege of Tyre p. 206
- 16 The Siege of Acre, Part I: 1189-90 p. 221
- 17 The Siege of Acre, Part II: The Threat from the North p. 236
- 18 The Arrival of Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart: The Fall of Acre p. 249
- 19 Battles of Sword and Words: Arsuf and Diplomacy p. 261
- 20 1192: Family Feuding, the Battle of Jaffa and the End of the Third Crusade p. 278
- 21 Peace at Last p. 301
- Part II Afterlife p. 309
- 22 Saladin's Reputation in the West p. 315
- 23 The View from the East: From the Medieval Age to the late Nineteenth Century p. 329
- 24 Early Arab Nationalism Expressed Through Theatre, Books and Newspapers p. 345
- 25 Struggles for Independence in Syria, Egypt and Palestine p. 356
- 26 Looking for a New Saladin, c.1950-2001 p. 368.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300247060
- 0300247060
- OCLC:
- 1089902911
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