num_pages: 265
description: The life of UsÃ¢mah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East and West, Muslim and Christian. His writing is remarkable for its narrative clarity, its humanity, and its wealth of perceptive details.
language: English
title: An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh
titlecomplete: An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh
genres: Read For School, Religion, Islam, Biography, Medieval History, Medieval, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Christianity
ratings_count: 378
publisher: Columbia University Press