Saladin : : Empire and Holy War / / Peter Gubser.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Gubser, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (467 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; List of Maps --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Chapter One. The Middle East in Saladin’s Time --; Chapter Two. The Early Years: 1138–1164 --; Chapter Three. Conquest of Egypt: 1164–1170 --; Chapter Four. Consolidation of Power in Egypt: 1170–1174 --; Chapter Five. Independent Empire: 1174–1176 --; Chapter Six. Expansion and Consolidation from Egypt to Iraq: 1176–1182 --; Chapter Seven. Eastern and Northern Empire Completed: 1182–1186 --; Chapter Eight. Battle of Hattin: 1187 --; Chapter Nine. Jerusalem Recaptured: 1187 --; Chapter Ten. Defeat and Conquests: 1187–1189 --; Chapter Eleven. The Crusaders Respond: 1189–1191 --; Chapter Twelve. Kings Philip and Richard and the Fall of Acre: 1190–1191 --; Chapter Thirteen. Stalemate: 1191–1192 --; Chapter Fourteen. Back to Damascus: 1192–1193 --; Chapter Fifteen. Saladin: An Assessment --; Maps --; Bibliography --; Index of Authors --; Index of People --; Index of Places
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463222055; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463222055
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Peter Gubser.

Saladin, the great twelfth century Middle East leader, not only created an empire, but also reduced the Crusader presence in the Holy Land. In a comprehensive manner and clear prose, Peter Gubser describes how Saladin rose to power, conquered lands, governed peoples, and raised armies. In addition, he clearly addresses Saladin’s imperial motives, a combination of ambition and devotion to the ideal of unity in Islam.