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Crusader Castles and Modern Histories (Paperback)
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For the last 150 years the historiography of the Crusades has been
dominated by nationalist and colonialist discourses in Europe and
the Levant. These modern histories have interpreted the Crusades in
terms of dichotomous camps, Frankish and Muslim. In this
revisionist study, Ronnie Ellenblum presents an interpretation of
Crusader historiography that instead defines military and
architectural relations between the Franks, local Christians,
Muslims and Turks in terms of continuous dialogue and mutual
influence. 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.
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