The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
by Amin Maalouf
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is a history by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf, first published in French by JC Lattès in Paris in 1983. Drawing on Arab chronicles, it retells the Crusades from the Arab side; English editions came in 1984 from Al Saqi Books, London, and Schocken, New York.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- JC Lattès, Paris, 1983
- First UK edition
- Al Saqi Books, 1984
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf was first published in 1983. We track 2 editions.
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- 37 on Open Library, 7 in English
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- Articles in 13 languages
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf was first published in 1983.
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