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• 020 __ |a 0521860830 (hbk.) : |c CNY1114.43

• 020 __ |a 9780521860833 (hbk.)

• 040 __ |a UKM |c Wuxilib

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• 093 __ |a K560.3 |2 4

• 100 1_ |a Ellenblum, Roni.

• 245 10 |a Crusader castles and modern histories / |c Ronnie Ellenblum.

• 260 __ |a Cambridge, UK ; |a New York : |b Cambridge University Press, |c 2007.

• 300 __ |a xi, 362 p. : |b ill., maps ; |c 24 cm.

• 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-346) and indexes.

• 520 1_ |a "Through close analysis of siege tactics, defensive strategies, and the structure and distribution of crusader castles, Ellenblum relates patterns of crusader settlement to their environment and demonstrates the influence of opposing cultures on tactics and fortifications. He argues that fortifications were often built according to economic and geographic considerations rather than for strategic reasons or to protect illusory 'frontiers', and that crusader castles are the most evident expression of a cultural dialogue between east and west."--BOOK JACKET.

• 650 _0 |a Crusades |x Historiography.

• 650 _0 |a Castles |z Middle East |x History.