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The Medieval Mediterranean Ser.: War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean, 7th-15th Centuries by Ya'acov Lev (1996, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrill
ISBN-109004100326
ISBN-139789004100329
eBay Product ID (ePID)505274
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXii, 412 Pages
Publication NameWar and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean, 7th-15th Centuries
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectMilitary / General, Europe / General, Middle East / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorYa'acov Lev
SeriesThe Medieval Mediterranean Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight27.8 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN96-016295
Reviews' ...worth obtaining for both its historical and historiographic insights... 'W.W. Clifford, Mamlk Studies Review , 2002., '..".worth obtaining for both its historical and historiographic insights...' W.W. Clifford, "Maml'k Studies Review, 2002.
Dewey Edition20
Series Volume Number9
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal909/.097671
Table Of ContentPreface List of Abbreviations and Illustrations Contributors Introduction 11. Arms of the Umayyad Era: Military Technology in a Time of Change -- David Nicolle 92. Some Administrative, Military and Socio-Political Aspects of Early Muslim Egypt -- Khalil 'Athamina 1013. Regime, Army and Society in Medieval Egypt, 9th-12th Centuries -- Yaacov Lev 1154. Personal Adversities of Jews during the Period of the Fatimid Wars in Eleventh Century Palestine -- Elinoar Bareket 1535. Technology and Success of the First Crusade -- John France 1636. Zwischen Joseph-Legende und Mahdi-Erwartung: Erfolge und Ziele Sultan Saladins im Spiegel zeitgenossicher Dichtung und Weissagung -- Hannes Mohring 1777. Kurdes et Turcs dans l'armee ayyoubide de Syrie du Nord -- Anne-Marie Edde 2258. The Impact of the Crusades on Rural Society and Religious Endowments: The Case of Medieval Syria (Bilad al-Sham) -- Yehoshua Frenkel 2379. Mongol Society and Military in the Middle East: Antecedents and Adaptations -- John Masson Smith, Jr. 24910. The Mamluk Officer Class During the Reign of Sultan Baybars -- Reuven Amitai-Preiss 26711. Les dernieres Batailles du grand emir Yasbak min Mahdi -- Bernadette Martel-Thoumian 30112. Gunpowder Weapons at the Siege of Constantinople, 1453 -- Kelly DeVries 34313. Ottoman Military Technology: the Metallurgy of Turkish Armour -- Alan Williams 36314. A Note on Hudna: Peace Making in Islam -- Gideon Weigert 399Index 407
SynopsisThis volume focusses on the interplay between war and society in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a period which witnessed the Arab conquests, the Seljuk invasion, the Crusades, and the Mongol incursions.The military aspects of these momentous events have not been fully discussed so far. For the first time this book offers a synthesis of trends in military technology and its effect on society in the period from the Arab conquests to the establishment of an Ottoman hegemony. War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean provides for medievalists an Oriental context to the military aspects of the Crusades, and for scholars of both Middle Eastern and military history a coherent treatment of an important topic over a long period and covering many different cultures., This volume focusses on the interplay between war and society in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a period which witnessed the Arab conquests, the Seljuk invasion, the Crusades, and the Mongol incursions. The military aspects of these momentous events have not been fully discussed so far. For the first time this book offers a synthesis of trends in military technology and its effect on society in the period from the Arab conquests to the establishment of an Ottoman hegemony. "War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean provides for medievalists an Oriental context to the military aspects of the Crusades, and for scholars of both Middle Eastern and military history a coherent treatment of an important topic over a long period and covering many different cultures., This volume focusses on the interplay between war and society in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a period which witnessed the Arab conquests, the Seljuk invasion, the Crusades, and the Mongol incursions.The military aspects of these momentous events have not been fully discussed so far. For the first time this book offers a synthesis of trends in military technology and its effect on society in the period from the Arab conquests to the establishment of an Ottoman hegemony.War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean provides for medievalists an Oriental context to the military aspects of the Crusades, and for scholars of both Middle Eastern and military history a coherent treatment of an important topic over a long period and covering many different cultures.
LC Classification NumberDS37.8.W37 1997
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