War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean, 7th-15th Centuries

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War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean, 7th-15th Centuries is written by Ya'acov Lev and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004474471 (ISBN 10) and 9789004474475 (ISBN 13).

This volume focusses on the interplay between war and society in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a period which witnessed the Arab conquests, the Seljuk invasion, the Crusades, and the Mongol incursions. The military aspects of these momentous events have not been fully discussed so far. For the first time this book offers a synthesis of trends in military technology and its effect on society in the period from the Arab conquests to the establishment of an Ottoman hegemony. War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean provides for medievalists an Oriental context to the military aspects of the Crusades, and for scholars of both Middle Eastern and military history a coherent treatment of an important topic over a long period and covering many different cultures.