7.11.2005
The Oxford History of the Crusades
edited by Jonathan Riley-Smith, 389 pgs, paperback
Amazon site
Overall Grade: B
Trust me to mess up even when my friend gives me straight-up advice on which Crusade books to start out with. And I manage to get a book that is edited, but for the most part, not written, by the right author.
Anyway, this book does give a decent overview of different aspects of crusading history and culture. Set up in sort of short essay format, you could probably skim over the less relevant chapters on, say, how the Crusades have appeared in later art and literary works. pffft. Overall a good introduction, if long-winded and more detailed than you probably want.
Amazon site
Overall Grade: B
Trust me to mess up even when my friend gives me straight-up advice on which Crusade books to start out with. And I manage to get a book that is edited, but for the most part, not written, by the right author.
Anyway, this book does give a decent overview of different aspects of crusading history and culture. Set up in sort of short essay format, you could probably skim over the less relevant chapters on, say, how the Crusades have appeared in later art and literary works. pffft. Overall a good introduction, if long-winded and more detailed than you probably want.
Labels: genre: historical, genre: non-fiction, media: book
