Sons of Saint Gilles the Counts of Tripoli in the Twelfth Century

"What little has been written previously on the Lebanese 'crusader' county of Tripoli has focused upon the southern French ancestry of the counts of Tripoli, descendants of the counts of Saint-Gilles. Kevin Lewis argues for a deeper understanding of the processes that shaped the county throughout the twelfth century. What emerges is an intriguing analysis of how the counts struggled to exert their power over Lebanon in the face of insurmountable geographical forces and a great diversity of religions, languages and cultures. This book challenges prevailing knowledge of this little-known crusader state and the medieval Middle East as a whole" --

שנה

2017

שפה

English

הוצאה

Taylor & Francis Group

מהדורות

1

עמודים

340

ISBN

9781472458902

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata