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The Crusades
Thomas F(Ed) Madden
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Description for The Crusades
Paperback. The 12 complete articles in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the Crusades. The collection introduces students to fundamental concepts of crusading, including the nature of the movement, the motivation of the participants, and the impact on the east. Editor(s): Madden, Thomas F. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
The twelve complete articles in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the crusades. The collection introduces students to fundamental concepts of crusading, including the nature of the movement, the motivation of the participants, and the impact on the East. The focus is not on individual crusades but on the political, economic, spiritual, and demographic factors behind these medieval holy wars and on their consequences. A strong editorial structure guides students through the competing perspectives that have dominated scholarly discussion. An opening introduction summarizes relevant historical events and provides an overview of the historiography. Each article is ... Read more
The twelve complete articles in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the crusades. The collection introduces students to fundamental concepts of crusading, including the nature of the movement, the motivation of the participants, and the impact on the East. The focus is not on individual crusades but on the political, economic, spiritual, and demographic factors behind these medieval holy wars and on their consequences. A strong editorial structure guides students through the competing perspectives that have dominated scholarly discussion. An opening introduction summarizes relevant historical events and provides an overview of the historiography. Each article is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Blackwell Essential Readings in History
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631230236
SKU
V9780631230236
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About Thomas F(Ed) Madden
Thomas F. Madden is Associate Professor of History and Chair at Saint Louis University. He has published numerous studies on the crusades including 'The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople (1997) and 'A Concise History of the Crusades' (1999).
Reviews for The Crusades
Madden's new book seeks to bridge the gap between popular caricatures of the crusades and the more balanced picture of the movement that historians have been producing for more than a generation. The dozen specimens of lively recent scholarship on the crusades that Madden has assembled here are shrewdly calculated to provoke students into rethinking what they thought they knew ... Read more