ISBN: 9780300039054 - the crusades: a short history (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Pulls off the enviable feat of summing up seven centuries of religious warfare in a crisp 309 pages of text.--Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post Book World In this authoritative work, Jonathan Riley-Smith provides the definitive account of the Crusades: an account of the theology of violence behind the Crusades, the major Crusades, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. With a wealth of fascinating detail, Riley-Smith brings to life these stirring expeditions to the Holy Land and the politics and personalities behind them. This new edition includes revisions throughout as well as a new Preface and Afterword in which Jonathan Riley-Smith surveys recent developments in the field and examines responses to the Crusades in different periods, from the Romantics to the Islamic world today. From reviews of the first edition: Everything is here: the crusades to the Holy Land, and against the Albigensians, the Moors, the pagans in Eastern Europe, the Turks, and the enemies of the popes. Riley-Smith writes a beautiful, lucid prose, . . . and his book] is packed with facts and action.--ChoiceA concise, clearly written synthesis . . . by one of the leading historians of the crusading movement. --Robert S. Gottfried, Historian A lively and flowing narrative with] an enormous cast of characters that is not a mere catalog but a history. . . . A remarkable achievement.--Thomas E. Morrissey, Church HistorySuperb.--Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, SpeculumA first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798.--Southwest Catholic.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing as indicated by full print number line on copyright page. Book in fine condition, with bright red cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Tight, solid binding with clean, unmarked pages. Dust jacket in Near Fine condition. Some age toning along spine and top of jacket. Very light horizontal creasing at top corner flap but no tears or chipping. Jacket otherwise in fine shape and in protective mylar wrap. See photos. …