{"product_id":"the-crusades-an-epitome-9781912801022","title":"The Crusades: An Epitome","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sweeping yet succinct new survey introduces readers to the history of the crusades from the eleventh to the twenty-first century. By synthesizing a variety of historical perspectives, the book deliberately locates crusading in the broader history of the Mediterranean, moving away from approaches focused primarily on narrating the deeds of a small section of the Latin Christian elite to explore the rich and contested complexity of crusade history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What Were the Crusades? 1) Connections and Conflicts in the Eleventh-Century Mediterranean 2) Constructing the First Crusade: Contexts, Events, and Reactions 3) Shifting Ground: Crusading and the Twelfth-Century Mediterranean 4) Allies and Adversaries: Crusading Culture and Intra-Christian Crusades 5) Changing Circumstances: Crusading in the Thirteenth Century 6) Towards Christian Nationalism: Crusading into the Early Modern Period 7) Conclusion: Have the Crusades Ended?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThroop, Susanna A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Susanna A. Throop is Associate Professor and Department Chair of History at Ursinus College. She is the author of Crusading as an Act of Vengeance, 1095-1216, and co-editor of Vengeance in the Middle Ages: Emotion, Religion and Feud and The Crusades and Visual Culture.","brand":"Kismet Press Llp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627115352338,"sku":"9781912801022","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab6cab6c-7be9-4afc-a9d7-3e11d2f2aad8.jpg?v=1732671453","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-crusades-an-epitome-9781912801022","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}