| The Crusades, C.1071-C.1291 Contributor(s): Richard, Jean (Author), Birrell, Jean (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521625661 ISBN-13: 9780521625661 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: This book presents a concise, general history of the crusades--whose chief goal was the liberation and preservation of the "holy places" of the Middle East--from the first calls to arms in the later eleventh century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. Written by one of the world's great crusader historians, this unique work is the distillation of over forty years' research and contemplation, and the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 909.07 |
| LCCN: 98-43850 |
| Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 5.49" W x 8.74" (1.62 lbs) 536 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a concise, general history of the crusades--whose chief goal was the liberation and preservation of the holy places of the Middle East--from the first calls to arms in the later eleventh century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. Written by one of the world's great crusader historians, this unique work is the distillation of over forty years' research and contemplation, and the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades. |