{"product_id":"the-crusades-a-history-9781350028616","title":"The Crusades A History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fully updated and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Crusades: A History\u003c\/i\u003e provides an authoritative exploration of one of the most significant topics in medieval and religious history. From the First Crusade right up to the present day, Jonathan Riley-Smith and Susanna Throop investigate the phenomenon of crusading and the crusaders themselves.  Now in its 4th edition, this landmark text includes:  - A new and more balanced book structure with updated terminology designed to help instructors and students alike - Deliberate incorporation of a wider range of historical perspectives, including Byzantine and Islamic historiographies, crusading against Christians and within Europe, women and gender, and the crusades in the context of Afro-Eurasian history - A dramatically expanded discussion of crusading from the 16th through to the 21st century- A fully up-to-date bibliographic essay - Additional textboxes, maps, and images  \u003ci\u003eThe Crusades: A History\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive text on the subj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crusades remains the ‘go-to’ text for anyone interested in the history of the crusades. This wide-ranging and engaging updated edition is grounded in the superlative scholarship of Susanna Throop and the late Jonathan Riley-Smith, and offers new insights into the nature, practice and memory of holy war. A classic. * Megan Cassidy-Welch, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Australian Catholic University, Australia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures List of Maps Lists of Text Boxes Note on Names and Terminology Preface to the 4th Edition Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Studying the History of the Crusades                         2. The Emergence of the First Crusade                                                                        3. The First Crusade                                                               4. The Early Crusader States, 1099-1150                                                                                         5. Diversification, 1099-1150                                                             6. Development, 1150-1198                                                   7. Intensification, 1198-1240                          8. Institutionalization, 1198-1240                                                      9. Ambitions and Rebellions, 1240-1300                                                       10. Reimagined, 1300-1370                                                                           11. Reconfigured, 1370-1520                                                             12. Persistent, 1520-1750                                                                   13. Legacies, 1750 to the 21st Century                                                           Afterword                                                                                                        Chronology                                                                                                      Notes Further Reading  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407499469143,"sku":"9781350028616","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350028616.jpg?v=1730499585","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-crusades-a-history-9781350028616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}