362pp, bright, unmarked. Date: 2007. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521860830 9780521860833 [CA]

Cambridge University Press, UK, Date: 2007. Hardcover. New. 8vo, hardcover. NEW in dust jacket. No wear inside or out: crisp, clean - pristine. 362 pp. 2007. Cambridge University Press, UK ISBN 0521860830 9780521860833 [US]

Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 2007. Hardcover. New. 362 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. 2007. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521860830 9780521860833 [GB]

Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 2007. Hardcover. New. 362 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. 2007. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521860830 9780521860833 [GB]

ISBN10: 0521860830, ISBN13: 9780521860833, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, UK] Hardcover . . . . 8vo, hardcover. NEW in dust jacket. No wear inside or out: crisp, clean - pristine. 362 pp. Ages, Crusades, East, History, Middle, Near, Palestine, 0521860830
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Cambridge Univ Pr 2007 Hardcover New 362 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

ISBN10: 0521860830, ISBN13: 9780521860833, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - For the last 150 years the historiography of the Crusades has been dominated by nationalist and colonialist discourses in Europe and the Levant. These modern histories have interpreted the Crusades in terms of dichotomous camps, Frankish and Muslim. In this revisionist study, Ronnie Ellenblum presents an interpretation of Crusader historiography that instead defines military and architectural relations between the Franks, local Christians, Muslims and Turks in terms of continuous dialogue and mutual influence. Through close analysis of siege tactics, defensive strategies and the structure and distribution of Crusader castles, Ellenblum relates patterns of crusader settlement to their environment and demonstrates the influence of opposing cultures on tactics and fortifications. He argues that fortifications were often built according to economic and geographic considerations rather than for strategic reasons or to protect illusory 'frontiers', and that Crusader castles are the most evident expression of a cultural dialogue between east and west.
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ISBN10: 0521860830, ISBN13: 9780521860833, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - For the last 150 years the historiography of the Crusades has been dominated by nationalist and colonialist discourses in Europe and the Levant. These modern histories have interpreted the Crusades in terms of dichotomous camps, Frankish and Muslim. In this revisionist study, Ronnie Ellenblum presents an interpretation of Crusader historiography that instead defines military and architectural relations between the Franks, local Christians, Muslims and Turks in terms of continuous dialogue and mutual influence. Through close analysis of siege tactics, defensive strategies and the structure and distribution of Crusader castles, Ellenblum relates patterns of crusader settlement to their environment and demonstrates the influence of opposing cultures on tactics and fortifications. He argues that fortifications were often built according to economic and geographic considerations rather than for strategic reasons or to protect illusory 'frontiers', and that Crusader castles are the most evident expression of a cultural dialogue between east and west.
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