The Crusades: A History - Brossura

Riley-Smith, Jonathan

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ISBN 10: 0826472702 ISBN 13: 9780826472700

Casa editrice: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2005

Riassunto

The Crusades: A History is a comprehensive, single-volume history of the Crusades, from their beginnings in the eleventh century through to their decline and eventual ending at the close of the eighteenth century. As well as providing an account of the major Crusades, the book describes the organization of a Crusade, the experience of crusading and the Crusaders themselves.

In a new preface and afterword, 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. The book concludes with a challenge to a historiographical tradition that has often been fraught with controversy.

In a fully revised second edition, this remains the standard and authoritative account of the fascinating history of the Crusades.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jonathan Riley-Smith is Emeritus Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Cambridge. His many publications on the Crusades include What Were the Crusades?, The Oxford History of the Crusades and Hospitallers.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0826472702
• ISBN 13: 9780826472700
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 353