The Crusades: A Reader, Third Edition

The third edition of The Crusades: A Reader provides a comprehensive overview of the crusading movement, with new content on women, material culture, Jewish and Byzantine perspectives, Muslim-Crusader interactions, and modern use of Crusade imagery and rhetoric by the Far Right. It covers the entire crusading movement from its origins to its modern afterlife and is the only comprehensive, up-to-date, and in-print sourcebook available on the subject.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2024
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

The Crusades: A Reader, first published in 2004, has established itself as the go-to sourcebook in the field of Crusades studies. Written by S.J. Allen and Emilie Amt, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the crusading movement, from its origins to its modern afterlife, utilizing key primary source documents. The third edition, released in 2017, introduces a new introduction that serves as a valuable guide for students on how to effectively utilize the book. Additionally, the editors have expanded the content to include more information on women, material culture, Jewish and Byzantine perspectives, Muslim-Crusader interactions, and the contemporary use of Crusade imagery and rhetoric by the Far Right. The geographic scope of the book is vast, encompassing not only the Crusades in the Middle East but also those in Spain and northern Europe, as well as the conflicts against European heretics. Despite the proliferation of scholarship, courses, and textbooks on the Crusades over the past twenty years, The Crusades: A Reader remains the sole comprehensive, up-to-date, and in-print sourcebook available on the subject. Its comprehensive nature, up-to-date information, and accessibility make it an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the Crusades.

Weight: 722g
Dimension: 152 x 231 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487525781