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100			_aMan, John, _d1941- _930034
245			_aSaladin : _cJohn Man _bthe life, the legend and the Islamic empire
260			_aLondon : _bCorgi Books, _c2016.
300			_a381 p. , : _bill. ; _c20 cm.
520			_aBIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL &​ MILITARY. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith, brilliant in leadership, he also possessed qualities that won admiration from his Christian foes. He knew the limits of violence, showing such tolerance and generosity that many Europeans, appalled at the brutality of their own people, saw him as the exemplar of their own knightly ideals. But Saladin is far more than a historical hero. Builder, literary patron and theologian, he is a man for all times, and a symbol of hope for an Arab world once again divided. Centuries after his death, in cities from Damascus to Cairo and beyond, to the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf, Saladin continues to be an immensely potent symbol of religious and military resistance to the West.
650			_aSaladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, _y1137-1193 _931218
650			_aCrusades _yThird, 1189-1192 _930036
650			_aIslamic Empire _xHistory _y750-1258 _930037
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