Saladin

by Anne-Marie Eddé

Book Overview

Working simultaneously on two levels, Saladin represents the best kind of biography--a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. Unlike biographies that focus on Saladin's military exploits, especially the recapturing of Jerusalem from European Crusaders in 1187, Edde's narrative draws on an incredible array of contemporary sources to develop the fullest picture possible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674055594
• ISBN13: 9780674055599
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 660 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.7" x 9.3"