{"product_id":"9780863560231","title":"The Crusades Through Arab Eyes","description":"Author: Amin Maalouf\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780863560231\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 May 2006\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Crusades Through Arab Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, Amin Maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. He retraces two critical centuries of Middle Eastern history, and offers fascinating insights into some of the forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Well-researched and highly readable.'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A useful and important analysis adding much to existing western histories ... worth recommending to George Bush.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Maalouf tells an inspiring story ... very readable ... warmly recommended.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wide readership should enjoy this vivid narrative of stirring events.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very well done indeed ... Should be put in the hands of anyone who asks what lies behind the Middle East's present conflicts.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiddle East International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814085677214,"sku":"ADS-9780863560231","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780863560231.jpg?v=1778334588","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780863560231","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}