Hattin / John France.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

France, John, author.

Series:

Great battles (Oxford University Press)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193.

Saladin.

Hattin, Battle of, Israel, 1187.

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244.

Jerusalem.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On 4 July 1187 the legendary Muslim leader Saladin destroyed the Crusader army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem with a terrible slaughter at the battle of Hattin - and went on to restore the Holy City of Jerusalem to Islamic rule. The carnage at Hattin was the culmination of almost a century of religious wars between Christian and Muslim in the Holy Land. It had enormous consequences for the whole medieval world because it produced an intensification of holy war between Islam and Europe for over another century - and in retrospect marked the beginning of the end for the Crusader presence in the Middle East. In the 20th century memory of the battle was revived as a symbol of Arab hope for liberation from Crusader-Imperialism, and in the 21st it has become a rallying cry for radical Muslim fundamentalists in their struggle for the soul of Islam.In this new volume in the Great Battles series, John France analyses the origins and course of this pivotal battle, illuminating the roots of the bitter hatred which underlay it, and explains its significance in world history - from medieval times to the present.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Great Battles: Hattin ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Figures ""; ""List of Maps ""; ""1: Salvation through Slaughter ""; ""2: Crusade and Jihad ""; ""3: The Battle of Hattin ""; ""4: Hattin: Bloody Consequences ""; ""5: Hattin Today: A Poisoned Heritage ""; ""Maps and Figures ""; ""Notes ""; ""Chapter 1 ""; ""Chapter 2 ""; ""Chapter 3 ""; ""Chapter 4 ""; ""Chapter 5 ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""I. Sources""; ""A. Christian""; ""B. Islamic""; ""C. Source Studies""; ""II. Secondary Works""

""A. General Histories of Crusading""""B. The Crusading States in the Twelfth Century""; ""C. Islam and the Crusades""; ""D. European Warfare""; ""E. Crusading Warfare""; ""F. Islamic Warfare""; ""G. The Military and Political Background to Hattin""; ""H. Hattin""; ""I. Holy War and Jihad""; ""J. Historiography""; ""Picture Acknowledgements ""; ""Maps""; ""Figures""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 6, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-166896-6

0-19-166895-8

OCLC:

932320894