{"product_id":"contesting-the-crusades-hardback-9781405111881","title":"Contesting the Crusades (Hardback) 9781405111881","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContesting the Crusades\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNorman Housley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405111881, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 January 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book should be in the library of every serious student of the crusades.\" \u003ci\u003eAlfred J. Andrea, The University of Vermont\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a brilliant book. It is easily the best treatment of the historiography of the crusades.\" \u003ci\u003eJonathan Riley-Smith,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This first instalment of Blackwell's 'Contesting the Past' series is an impressive showing. The author provides an excellent up-to-date survey of Crusade studies, and even offers suggestions for further investigation. Highly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent survey of debates and historiography, concentrating on work produced within the last fifty years. Housley provides a clear guide based on an enviable command of the literature, and for this we owe him a great debt of gratitude.\" \u003ci\u003eThe International History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Lively, lucid and stimulating … [A] highly readable book.” \u003ci\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Norman Housley has succeeded brilliantly in providing such a book; it is accessible, concise, and comprehensive.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistorian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Housely's book should be at the very top of the reading list of anyone teaching the crusades.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eSteers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the author’s 30 years’ experience of crusading scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIssues addressed range from the definition of ‘crusade’, through the motivation and intentions of the crusaders, to the consequences of the crusades for European society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Defining the Crusade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Origins and Character of the First Crusade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Development of Crusading in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Intentions and Motivations of Crusaders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Crusading Outside the Latin East in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Crusading After 1291.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Consequences: The Effect of the Crusades on the Development of Europe and on Relations Between Catholic Christianity and other Faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437747532056,"sku":"9781405111881","price":87.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405111881.jpg?v=1784937691","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contesting-the-crusades-hardback-9781405111881","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}