A History of the Crusades - Softcover

Riley-Smith, Professor Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192853643 ISBN 13: 9780192853646

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

A comprehensive history of the Crusades from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today.

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Review

Review from previous edition makes the results of the recent academic study of the Crusades accessible to a wide section of the general public and succeeds in conveying that this is a living and developing subject, which has far from exhausted its potential (THES)

The great merit of Professor Riley-Smith's book is to follow the story down to the present day (Church Times)

Detailed exploration of the plots, intrigue and subterfuge surrounding the events and leading protagonists make for fascinating reading (Universe)

fascinating ... a comprehensive history of the wars (History Today)

In a series of finely-crafted and admirably succinct essays the contributors unravel a number of important medieval political and religious themes. This comprehensive approach adds a great deal to the book's interest and presents some of the best insights of modern Crusading scholarship ... excellent (Tablet)

About the Author

ABOUT THE EDITOR Jonathan Riley-Smith is Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge. One of the world's leading authorities on the Crusades, he is the author of, among other works, The Atlas of the Crusades and The Crusades: A Short History.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192853643
• ISBN 13: 9780192853646
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 470