RILEY-SMITH, JONATHAN

This is a new updated edition of a classic introduction to the crusades, widely-regarded as one of the best short studies in the field, by a leading international authority on the subject. It is the widely established starting point, by the leading authority in the field, for any study of the crusades. The new updated edition takes account of the latest developments in the subject and concludes with a short discussion of the current effects of aggressive Pan-Islamism. It includes a new map indicating the theatres of war.Riley-Smith's acclaimed book is now regarded as a classic short study. The updated fourth edition of this essential introduction features a new Preface which surveys and reviews developments in crusading scholarship, a new map, material on a child crusader, and a short discussion of the current effects of aggressive Pan-Islamism.

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