Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Book Of Contemplation Islam And The Crusades The Book Of Contemplation Islam And The Crusades Paul M. Cobb "This book contains the autobiographical works of Usama ibn Munqidh, a twelfth-century Arab aristocrat. Full of detail, wit and melancholy, Usama's narrative anecdotes illustrate the inscrutability o… OL17435351W
White Banners White Banners Paul M. Cobb "Using Arabic, non-Arabic and newly available local Syrian sources, this detailed study examines the central events of medieval Islamic history: the fall of the Syrian Umayyad caliphate and the rise … OL9036309W