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Saladin, the Almohads and the Banū Ghāniya : the contest for North Africa (12th and 13th centuries) /

In Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu¿¿ Gha¿¿niya, Amar Baadj gives us the first comprehensive, modern study of a fascinating but little-known episode in the history of the medieval Mediterranean. This is the story of the long struggle between the Almohad caliphs of the Maghrib, the Banu¿¿ Gha¿¿niya...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baadj, Amar Salem (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2015.
Colección:Studies in the history and society of the Maghrib ; v. 7.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Setting the stage
  • 2. The eastern Maghrib in the period of city-states and petty dynasties
  • 3. The coming of the Almohads and the rise of the Banu Ghaniya
  • 4. The emergence of a new order in Egypt
  • 5. The Ayyubids and the West
  • 6. The Almohad response under al-Manṣur
  • 7. The long career of Yaḥya b. Ghaniya
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Primary sources. A.1 Maghribi historians
  • A.2 Mashriqi historians
  • A.3 Geographers and travelers.