Warfare in the Medieval Near East: Current Situation, Commonplaces, New Approaches.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 19105 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Détails | 478 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Long the preserve of the military, the historiography of war underwent significant upheavals after the Second World War. Military history then gave way to a more comprehensive history, concerned with analyzing the close links between war and society. Gradually, this change reached specialists in the medieval Near East. This multidisciplinary work, which brings together historians and archaeologists, offers an overview of the main studies carried out to date, and proposes, by example, research perspectives. It confirms that war played a driving role in the evolution of Near Eastern societies from the 10th to the 15th centuries.
Long the preserve of the military, the historiography of war underwent significant upheavals after the Second World War. Military history then gave way to a more comprehensive history, concerned with analyzing the close links between war and society. Gradually, this change reached specialists in the medieval Near East. This multidisciplinary work, which brings together historians and archaeologists, offers an overview of the main studies carried out to date, and proposes, by example, research perspectives. It confirms that war played a driving role in the evolution of Near Eastern societies from the 10th to the 15th centuries.