{"product_id":"the-oxford-history-of-the-crusades-paperback","title":"The Oxford History of the Crusades - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Riley-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideals and imagery that continues today. Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as well as the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves and the means by which they joined the movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book's coverage ranges from the elaborate social and civic systems that arose to support the Crusades to in-depth and vivid descriptions of the battles themselves. The contributors provide keen and insightful commentary on the reactions of the Muslims to a Christian holy war. Also included are studies of crusades outside the eastern Mediterranean region as well as post-medieval crusades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy describing the combat and homefront conditions, by evaluating the clash (and coalescence) of many cultures, by tracing a legacy that continues in our conflict-ridden present, and by documenting the enduring artistic and social changes that the Crusades wrought, \u003cem\u003eA History of the Crusades\u003c\/em\u003e offers an unsurpassed panorama of one of the great movements in western history. All students of medieval culture, religion, politics, and\/or history will find in these pages a highly useful, thorough, and contemporary account of that movement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Jonathan Riley-Smith is Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge University and has been a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, since 1994. He has published widely on medieval history and the Crusades and his books include \u003cem\u003eWhat were the Crusades?\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eThe Crusades: idea and reality\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eThe First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlas of the Crusades\u003c\/em\u003e (1991). He was President of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East from 1990 to 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 478\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 7.72 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556560924965,"sku":"9780192803122","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/np_JkuW0pi9780192803122.webp?v=1781376108","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-oxford-history-of-the-crusades-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}