{"product_id":"2026200010007-secondhand-saladin-in-his-time","title":"Saladin In His Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn\/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in medieval history command the reverence and fascination of Saladin, the Kurdish warrior-sultan who forged a unified Islamic world and led the recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187. P. H. Newby's Saladin in His Time chronicles the life and reign of this extraordinary leader with scholarly precision and narrative verve, placing him firmly within the volatile political and religious landscape of the twelfth-century Near East. Drawing on a rich array of historical sources, Newby reconstructs the court intrigues, military campaigns, and diplomatic manoeuvres that defined Saladin's rise from a young Kurdish officer to the most powerful sultan of his age.\n\nBeyond the battlefield, Saladin in His Time illuminates the complex moral and spiritual dimensions of a man who was as celebrated by his Christian enemies as by his Muslim subjects for his chivalry, generosity, and statecraft. Newby writes with the measured authority of a seasoned historian and the storytelling instinct of an accomplished novelist — qualities that bring a distant era into vivid relief. For readers seeking to understand not just a man, but an entire civilisation at a crossroads of faith and empire, this work remains an indispensable and captivating account.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130625958107,"sku":"2026200010007-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/843e9e08-d025-4e16-978b-09a07a3d4957.png?v=1786587840","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010007-secondhand-saladin-in-his-time","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}