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1	The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor) add to wishlist `Undertake this journey for the remission of your sins - assured of the imperishable glory of the kingdom of heaven.' When Pope Urban II made his famous speech in 1095 launching the First Crusade, he set in motion a movement that would involve every country in Europe, touch almost every aspect of life, the economy, and society, and have an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Crusades: A History; Second Edition more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist This lively, comprehensive history provides a wealth of fascinating detail about the Crusades and the politics and personalities behind them. This new edition includes revisions throughout as well as a new Preface and Afterword in which Jonathan Riley-Smith surveys recent developments in the field and examines responses to the Crusades in ... see all copies from $8.49! new only from $12.65! \| SVS
3	The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist The Crusades were penitential war-pilgrimages fought in the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean, as well as in North Africa, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Baltic region, Hungary, the Balkans, and Western Europe. Beginning in the eleventh century and ending as late as the eighteenth, these holy wars were waged against Muslims and other enemies of ... see all copies from $23.00! new only from $23.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The First Crusaders 1095-1131 more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences? This book comes up with detailed answers to these questions, and offers the first systematic reading of a large cache of contemporary source-material. Clusters of ... see all copies from $7.22! new only from $29.49! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Oxford History of the Crusades more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor) add to wishlist Written by a team of leading scholars, this fascinating book presents an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades, from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today. Reflecting the recent developments in crusade historiography, it covers crusading in many different theatres of war. ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist Despite various studies on the development of crusading thought, the First Crusade itself has not been properly examined from this perspective. Drawing on a range of European chronicles and charter collections, this book discusses the launching of the First Crusade, the practical experience of the crusaders and the interpretations placed upon this ... see all copies from $6.13! new only from $19.71! \| SVS
7	What Were the Crusades? more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $6.59! new only from $7.25! \| SVS
8	Crusades: A Short History more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist This is a comprehensive, single volume history of the Crusades, from their beginnings in the eleventh century through to their decline and eventual ending at the close of the eighteenth century. As well as providing an account of the major Crusades, the author describes the organization of a Crusade, the experience of crusading and the Crusaders ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
9	The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 4, C.1024-C.1198, Part 1 more books like this by David Luscombe (Editor), Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor), David Abulafia (Editor) add to wishlist The fourth volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers the eleventh and twelfth centuries, which comprised perhaps the most dynamic period in the European middle ages. This is a history of Europe, but the continent is interpreted widely to include the Near East and North Africa as well. The volume is divided into two parts of which this, ... see all copies from $180.29! new only from $204.22! \| SVS
10	Hospitallers: History of the Orders more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist The Hospitallers were a crusading order, founded in Jerusalem and devoted both to nursing and fighting the Infidel. This history traces the development of the Order of St John from 1099 through a mid-19th-century redefinition to its current position as a leading provider of emergency medical care. see all copies from $27.04!
11 view cover	The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 4, C.1024-C.1198, Part 2 more books like this by David Luscombe (Editor), Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor), David Abulafia (Editor) add to wishlist The fourth volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers the eleventh and twelfth centuries, which comprised perhaps the most dynamic period in the European middle ages. This is a history of Europe, but the continent is interpreted widely to include the Near East and North Africa. The volume is divided into two parts of which this, the ... see all copies from $157.50! new only from $157.50! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Atlas of the Crusades: The Only Full Mapped Chronicle of the Crusades more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor), Swanston Graphics Limited add to wishlist The Atlas of the Crusades chronicles Christendom's Holy Wars, charting the entire 700-year history of the Crusades with a brilliant integration of text, illustrations, and more than 150 maps. see all copies from $17.97! new only from $186.86! \| first editions
13 view cover	Crusades (Second Edition) more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist A fully revised and updated second edition of this exemplary and authoritative account of the history of the Crusades The Crusades: A History is a comprehensive, single-volume history of the Crusades, from their beginnings in the eleventh century through to their decline and eventual ending at the close of the eighteenth century. As well as ... see all copies from $44.05! new only from $44.05!
14 view cover	Geothermics in Basin Analysis more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith, Andrea Forster (Editor), Daniel Francis Merriam (Editor) add to wishlist "Geothermics in Basin Analysis" focuses on the study of sedimentary basins, stressing essential parts of problems in which geothermics is involved. Subject matter includes the measuring of temperature logs and capturing of industrial temperature data and their interpretation to delineate subsurface conditions and processes, the importance of ... see all copies from $57.65! new only from $57.65! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Montjoie: Studies in Crusade History in Honour of Hans Eberhard Mayer more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith, Benjamin Z. Kedar, H. E. Mayer add to wishlist This collection of 18 articles about various aspects of the Crusades has been compiled in honour of Hans Eberhard Mayer - a leading Crusade historian. see all copies from $64.74! new only from $64.74! \| first editions
16	The Atlas of the crusades more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist The crusading movement was to play a dramatic role in the religious, political and economic development of Europe and the Near East over 700 years. In 1095 Pope Urban II called on the knights of Christendom to "liberate" Jerusalem from the Muslims. In response, crusaders from all over Europe were to claim by war, by diplomacy and by settlement, ... see all copies from $40.00!
17 view cover	Pepper Mountain more books like this by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Konstancija Brazeniene, Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist The political history of late Imperial/early modern China and the relationship between China's traditional political culture and the rapidly changing political environment of China today are examined through this study of the iconic figure of Yang Jisheng. Born in 1516, Yang had a brief and traumatic career as a junior official in the middle Ming ... see all copies from $108.36! new only from $141.60!
18 view cover	Crusaders and Settlers in the Latin East more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist The studies here reflect Jonathan Riley-Smith's work as a historian, which began with research on the history of the military orders, the specific focus of the third section here. Out of this grew the concerns covered in the previous sections: an interest in the political and constitutional history of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the relations of ... see all copies from $114.77! new only from $114.77!
19	Crusades: 2003 Vol 2 by Benjamin Z. Kedar (Editor), Helen Nicholson (Editor), Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor) add to wishlist The subject of the crusades is enormous, covering 700 years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and comprising scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political ... see all copies from $40.40!
20	The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading more books like this by Jonathan Riley Smith, Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $55.00!
21 view cover	Hospitallers more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith, Smith add to wishlist The Hospitallers were a crusading order, founded in Jerusalem and devoted both to nursing and fighting the Infidel. This history traces the development of the Order of St John from 1099 through a mid-19th-century redefinition to its current position as a leading provider of emergency medical care. see all copies from $41.58! first editions
22	Crusades Volume 3 (Crusades) by Jonathan Riley-Smith Benjamin Z Kedar, Helen Nicholson add to wishlist see all copies from $110.19!
23	The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277 more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $34.14! first editions
24 view cover	The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus 1050-1310 (a History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One) by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist This is the first volume of a major work which makes full use of the very rich documentary material still surviving and relates it to the evidence of the chronicles. Oriental sources are not disregarded and use is made of Arabic material and the latest archaeological discoveries in the Near East. Jonathan Riley-Smith has concentrated upon the ... see all copies from $56.10! first editions
25	Wozu Heilige Kriege? by Michael; Riley-Smith Müller, Jonathan add to wishlist see all copies from $22.05! new only from $39.88!

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