John Joseph Saunders

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John Joseph Saunders (1910-1972) was a British medieval historian, whose work focused on Islamic and Asian history. He was lecturer at the Canterbury University in New Zealand.

His main works (sometimes signed J. J. Saunders) are:

• A History of Medieval Islam (1961)
• Aspects of the Crusades (1962)
• The Muslim World on the Eve of Europe's Expandion (1966)
• The History of the Mongol Conquests (1971)

References

• The Significance of Egypt