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Synopsis
Provides an overview of the crusades from the eleventh to eighteenth century, discusses the motivations of crusaders, and looks at the political aspects of the crusades
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Review
"'When it was first published in 1987, Jonathan Riley-Smith's The Crusades was acclaimed as the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the crusading movement written by a British historian. This new edition includes numerous revisions and additions which bring his treatment of the subject up to date. The book is written with verve and insight, and will give this excellent text a fresh lease of life.' -- Professor Norman Housley, University of Leicester '[Riley-Smith] presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the crusading phenomenon in all its manifestations. [This] is the first scholarly history of the crusades that attempts to delineate the major perceptions of crusading in modern times from Sir Walter Scott to Osama bin Laden.' -- Prof. Benjamin Z. Kedar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem '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
About the Author
Jonathan Riley-Smith is Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Cambridge. His many publications on the Crusades and Crusading include What Were the Crusades?; The Oxford History of the Crusades; and The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. 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.--ChoiceA 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 HistorySuperb.--Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, SpeculumA first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798.--Southwest Catholic. Seller Inventory # CIN0300039050G
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Hardback. Condition: Good. 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.--ChoiceA 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 HistorySuperb.--Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, SpeculumA first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798.--Southwest Catholic. Seller Inventory # CIN0300039050G
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Yale University Press, 1987. 302pp., index, bibliography. 8vo. Book Club binding. Fine unread hardcover, fine unblemished d/j. Seller Inventory # 114800