Saladin
By: Anne-Marie Eddé ; translated by Jane Marie Todd
Contributors: Todd, Jane Marie, 1957-
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 660
ISBN-13: 9780674055599
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Crusades; Biography; History
Work titles: Saladin
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[625]-639)and index.

Translated from the French.
Table of contents: title: List of figures; title: Chronology; title: Introduction; title: PART I. Ascent.; title: 1. Saladin's world; title: 2. Training period; title: 3. Vizier in Cairo; title: 4. The end of the Fatimids; title: 5. Nur al-Din's lieutenant in Egypt; title: PART II. The sultan.; title: 6. Usurper or legitimate sultan?; title: 7. The caliph's backing; title: 8. Conception of power; title: 9. Founding a dynasty; title: 10. The support of the elites; title: 11. The elaboration of an image; title: PART III. Jihad.; title: 12. Image and propaganda; title: 13. Strategic interests; title: 14. The victorious campaigns; title: 15. The third crusade; title: 16. The rules of war; title: 17. The gaze of the other; title: PART IV. In everyday life.; title: 18. Between image and reality; title: 19. Saladin and suffering; title: PART V. Governance.; title: 20. Guardian of the faith; title: 21. Christians and Jews; title: 22. The state, the prince, and the subjects; title: 23. Commerce and markets; title: PART VI. The legend.; title: 24. Birth and development; title: 25. Antihero or prophet foretold?; title: 26. The valiant and generous knight; title: 27. Between Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad; title: 28. The myth of the Arab hero; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Saladin historiography; title: Bibliography; title: Acknowledgments; title: Index