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The Crusades, c.1071–c.1291
Jean Richard
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Description for The Crusades, c.1071–c.1291
Hardback. A concise, general history of the crusades from the beginnings to the fall of the last strongholds in 1291. Translator(s): Birrell, Jean. Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks. Num Pages: 536 pages, 19 maps 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 823.
A concise history of the crusades - whose chief goal was the liberation and preservation of the 'holy places' of the middle east - from the first calls to arms in the later twelfth century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. This is the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades. Professor Richard considers the consequences of the crusades, such as the establishment of the Latin east, and its organisation into a group of feudal states, as well as crusading contacts with the Muslim world, eastern Christians, Byzantines, and Mongols. ... Read more
A concise history of the crusades - whose chief goal was the liberation and preservation of the 'holy places' of the middle east - from the first calls to arms in the later twelfth century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. This is the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades. Professor Richard considers the consequences of the crusades, such as the establishment of the Latin east, and its organisation into a group of feudal states, as well as crusading contacts with the Muslim world, eastern Christians, Byzantines, and Mongols. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Series
Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
Condition
New
Weight
822g
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521623698
SKU
V9780521623698
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99-1
Reviews for The Crusades, c.1071–c.1291
'… excellent … essential reading for those who wish to understand not only the past but also the present Middle East.' History Today