{"product_id":"9781399818728-the-crusader-storm","title":"The Crusader Storm","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Global History of the Wars for the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crusader Storm \u003c\/i\u003etraces the rise and fall of the Crusader States from the First Crusade to Saladin's conquest \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof Jerusalem, exploring how diverse cultures collided, coexisted, and reshaped the medieval Middle East. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the eyes of rulers, rebels, and ordinary people, it reveals a world far more complex than a simple clash of faiths.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bold, vital and urgent . Blows the old parochial Western accounts clean away' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A refreshing and astutely judged book . an extensively researched and fast-paced account of the struggle for the Holy Land . Morton confidently steers us through a fabulous cast of characters within the region's myriad Muslim and Eastern Christian powerbrokers. Informative and immensely enjoyable' JONATHAN PHILLIPS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spectacular new panoramic history of the Crusades. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom their foundation in 1097 to Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem almost a century later, the Crusader States transformed the Middle Eastern world.  In an era shaped by many conflicts, this was not simply a war between Christianity and Islam, but an epic contest among multiple rival empires, dynasties and cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crusader Storm\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds through a kaleidoscope of perspectives: a Byzantine renegade, a crusader princess, a Turkish matriarch, a young Arab nobleman, a Syriac archbishop, Saladin's leading commander and the vizier of Egypt. Between them, information, technologies and ideas - as well as weapons - crossed borders at astonishing speed as their societies fought, allied and traded. Their entangled fates reshaped not only the Middle East, but the medieval world itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on sources from Arabic, Greek, Syriac, Armenian, Latin and Hebrew traditions, Nicholas Morton's enthralling panorama transforms our understanding of the Crusades - revealing them not as a single clash of faiths, but as a dynamic era of war, commerce, innovation and exchange that defined the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE MONGOL STORM\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Brain-stretching . Pulsating . Irresistible' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDAN JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Erudite . Thrilling and much-needed' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Revelatory, lively and stocked with colourful personalities'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585131131254,"sku":"9781399818728","price":24.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40641021_abdd14ea-1e59-4ea1-9993-9867b0303181.jpg?v=1775701954","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399818728-the-crusader-storm","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}