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The Moors of the Maghreb: The History of the Muslims in North Africa during the Middle Ages

The term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European Christians for the Islamic inhabitants of Maghreb (North Africa), Andalusia (Spain), Sicily and Malta, and was sometimes use to designate all Muslims. It is derived from Mauri, the Latin name for the Berbers who lived in the Roman province of Mauretania, which ranged across modern Algeria and Morocco. 

Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands

By telling intimate stories of individual journeys, Jones illuminates these centuries of war not only from the perspective of popes and kings, but from Arab-Sicilian poets, Byzantine princesses, Sunni scholars, Shi'ite viziers, Mamluk slave soldiers, Mongol chieftains, and barefoot friars.

The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

An authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages.

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