An Introduction to the Crusades

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An Introduction to the Crusades

Author	: S.J. Allen
File Size	: 40,5 Mb
Publisher	: University of Toronto Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 04 May 2017
ISBN	: 9781442600232
Pages	: 201 pages

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An Introduction to the Crusades by S.J. Allen Book PDF Summary

Nineteenth-Century Islam and the Crusades -- The Twentieth Century -- The Twenty-First Century -- Box 5.1: Matthew Schlimm's Analysis of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven -- Questions for Reflection -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Who's Who in the Crusading World -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Index

An Introduction to the Crusades by S.J. Allen

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An Introduction to the Crusades by S.J. Allen

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The Crusades A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Tyerman

"This Very Short Introduction, originally published as Fighting in Christendom, presents a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades and the debates and the controversies that surround them. Bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, and economic exploitation, Tyerman challenges our assumptions about the Crusades and encourages us to re-evaluate

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Crusading fervour gripped Europe for over 200 years, creating one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic of Christian expeditions, or the last of the barbarian invasions, they have fascinated generations ever since, and their legacy of ideas and imagery

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A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources, power, reputation. Crusaders amassed possessions of all

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An Introduction to the Crusades by Susan Jane Allen

"An Introduction to the Crusades is the perfect guide to a very complex historical period. It begins with a brief overview of the Crusades before immersing the reader in the logistics of crusading and the day-to-day life of a crusader, explaining arms and armour, strategy and tactics, and siege warfare.

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Since the publication of the first edition of The Crusades: A Reader, interest in the Crusades has increased dramatically, fueled in part by current global interactions between the Muslim world and Western nations. The second edition features an intriguing new chapter on perceptions of the Crusades in the modern period,

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From an internationally renowned expert, here is an accessible and utterly fascinating one-volume history of the Crusades, thrillingly told through the experiences of its many players—knights and sultans, kings and poets, Christians and Muslims. Jonathan Phillips traces the origins, expansion, decline, and conclusion of the Crusades and comments on

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