The Crusades A Very Short Introduction

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The Crusades A Very Short Introduction

Author	: Christopher Tyerman
File Size	: 51,8 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 13 October 2005
ISBN	: 9780192806550
Pages	: 185 pages

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"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 the relationship between past and present."--BOOK JACKET.

The Crusades A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Tyerman

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