| The Crusades: A History Contributor(s): Riley-Smith, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300101287 ISBN-13: 9780300101287 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: A comprehensive history of the Crusades: an account of the theology of violence behind the Crusades, the major Crusades, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 909.07 |
| LCCN: 2005922281 |
| Series: Yale Nota Bene |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5.03" W x 7.76" (0.86 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Pulls off the enviable feat of summing up seven centuries of religious warfare in a crisp 309 pages of text."--Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post Book World In this authoritative work, Jonathan Riley-Smith provides the definitive account of the Crusades: an account of the theology of violence behind the Crusades, the major Crusades, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. With a wealth of fascinating detail, Riley-Smith brings to life these stirring expeditions to the Holy Land and the politics and personalities behind them. This new edition includes revisions throughout as well as a new Preface and Afterword in which Jonathan Riley-Smith surveys recent developments in the field and examines responses to the Crusades in different periods, from the Romantics to the Islamic world today. From reviews of the first edition: "Everything is here: the crusades to the Holy Land, and against the Albigensians, the Moors, the pagans in Eastern Europe, the Turks, and the enemies of the popes. Riley-Smith writes a beautiful, lucid prose, . . . and his book] is packed with facts and action."--Choice "A concise, clearly written synthesis . . . by one of the leading historians of the crusading movement. "--Robert S. Gottfried, Historian "A lively and flowing narrative with] an enormous cast of characters that is not a mere catalog but a history. . . . A remarkable achievement."--Thomas E. Morrissey, Church History "Superb."--Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Speculum "A first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798."--Southwest Catholic |