Muslim Fortresses in the Levant

Informationen zum Autor Kate Raphael is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth and Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She received her PhD in Medieval Islamic studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and her research currently focuses on environmental disasters in the Medieval Middle East. Klappentext During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion, situating the study within a broad historical, political and military context. Zusammenfassung Examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion. Exploring the unification of Egypt with a large part of Syria and its effect on the balance of power in the region, this book gives a historical overview of the resulting military strategies and construction of fortresses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Ayyubid Fortresses in the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries: Muslims' Apprenticeship 2. Mongolian Siege Warfare and the Defense of Mamluk Fortresses 3. Laying the Foundations: Fortification Work Conducted during the Reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and Al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) 4. Mamluk Power on Display: Fortifications in the Second Half of the Thirteenth Century 5. Military Architecture versus Political and Military Organization

Product details

• Authors: Kate Raphael, Kate (Hebrew University of Jerusalem Raphael, Sarah Kate Raphael, Raphael Kate
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2010
• EAN: 9780415569255
• ISBN: 978-0-415-56925-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East; Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, military history, Middle East, Medieval History, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, Archaeology by period / region, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval