About this title: Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. As Runciman says in his preface: 'Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S. A
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780521347709ISBN:052134770X
Description: Fine. Bright, clean copy with no marks or blemishes. 377 pp. The Crusades are a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the center of civilization was Byzantium and in the lands of the Arab caliphate; afterwards, the hegemony in civilization had passed to western Europe. Out of this transference modern history was born. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1954
Description: Used-Good. Ex-Library. Hardcover. We individually inspect and grade each book. Our books are professionally packaged and processed quickly. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition / Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780521347709ISBN:052134770X
Description: Fine. No Jacket Issued. This is a soft cover trade paperback History book on the Crusades, Volume I. This book is in wonderful condition. looks New. The condition is Fine. c1987, Reissue from 1951, later printing. The cover on this book is very bright and very clean with hardly any shelf wear at all. The spine is very smooth and the book is very firm. The pages are tight, bright, white and unmarked. No names. 377 pages including index. read more
Description: New. *** 3-VOLUME SET (individual copies/no slip case) ***-Cambridge University Press 1997-Vol 1: The First Crusade and the Foundation of The Kingdom of Jerusalem; Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187; Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. read more
Binding: Soft Back
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Fair. History-Religion Volume 1 ONLY! ! ! Books cover has some creases, soiling and wear. Writing and rubber-stamp on fly-page. Rest of pages are unmarked. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780521347709ISBN:052134770X
Description: Very Good. Covers a little edge worn with corner crease on rear, highlighting on approximately 3 pages, a few folded page corners. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1954
Description: Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xiv + 377pp. Mildly ex-library with no exterior library markings. Very minor browning to small areas of price-clipped dust-jacket. Overall, a very nice, clean, bright copy. read more
Description: * This is an original, large, thick and highly collectable paper back in VG condition. POST FREE in the UK for a limited period. * Search our entire stock for similar with keyword paperbacks. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1951-01-01
ISBN-13:9780521061612ISBN:052106161X
Description: Fair. Clean, unmarked pages. Ex-library markings, stamps and wear. Good binding. Cover has chipping on top edge. First end page removed, as part of the discard process. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Cambridge University Press, 1951. Ships daily. (WH) read more
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Harper Torchbooks
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. First published in 1951; reprinted in 1964. This straight paperback book has clean though tanned text pages and a solid text block. It contains five detailed maps and nine full-page plates. Despite the mylar cover, the book has some edgewear, and part of the front cover is splitting away from the fold underneath. The book contains school library stamps and stickers. read more
"This book was straight up fascinating to me. I have always been interested in the Crusades. I think that most Christians, whether they will admit to it or not, feel difficult to explain emotions of romanticism in connection to the Crusades. As a good friend of mine put it, we transfer our spiritual battle to the relm of reality. Honestly, who wouldn't want to march behind the Cross of Jesus into battle against the forces of evil.
After reading this first volume of Runciman's History fo the Crusades, I had to reevaluate my attraction. In some cases the motivation was pure, but it's apparent that the soldiers and princes were probably lead and influenced by the other side as much as they were by God.
The writing was very academic, but to me it read like a thriller. There was a real sense of truth is stranger than fiction all throughout the story.
"Written in the 50s and still widely read today. Runciman was a pioneer of modern crusading history. Although there were plenty of learned articles floating about in high brow journals, Runciman was the first to write an effective synthesis, and did a lot of his own original research. Its a testament to history writing.
I've read all three volumes, and each is written with the same remarkable work ethic, candour of language and sheer honesty. A remarkable historian and quite possible the greatest piece of history writing since the 50s."
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