A History Of The Crusades
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair/Good. Jacket: Slipcase - Good. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear, creased spines; internally sound.
Few episodes in world history have matched the Crusades for sheer drama, religious fervour, and geopolitical consequence — and Steven Runciman's monumental A History of the Crusades remains the definitive account of those extraordinary centuries of holy war. Spanning from the Council of Clermont in 1095 to the final fall of the Crusader states, Runciman chronicles the collision of Christian and Islamic civilisations with unmatched narrative sweep, tracing the ambitions of popes and princes, the suffering of ordinary pilgrims, and the complex political tapestries of the medieval Near East. Runciman writes with the authority of a scholar and the grace of a storyteller, drawing on Byzantine, Arabic, and Western sources to present a panoramic and unflinching portrait of religious warfare. His prose is precise yet richly evocative, illuminating the idealism, brutality, and ultimate futility of the Crusading enterprise. A landmark of 20th-century historical writing, this work forever changed how the West understands its own medieval past — and its relationship with the Islamic world endures as a question that history has yet to fully answer.
Author: Steven Runciman
Format: Paperback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair/Good. Jacket: Slipcase - Good. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear, creased spines; internally sound.
Few episodes in world history have matched the Crusades for sheer drama, religious fervour, and geopolitical consequence — and Steven Runciman's monumental A History of the Crusades remains the definitive account of those extraordinary centuries of holy war. Spanning from the Council of Clermont in 1095 to the final fall of the Crusader states, Runciman chronicles the collision of Christian and Islamic civilisations with unmatched narrative sweep, tracing the ambitions of popes and princes, the suffering of ordinary pilgrims, and the complex political tapestries of the medieval Near East. Runciman writes with the authority of a scholar and the grace of a storyteller, drawing on Byzantine, Arabic, and Western sources to present a panoramic and unflinching portrait of religious warfare. His prose is precise yet richly evocative, illuminating the idealism, brutality, and ultimate futility of the Crusading enterprise. A landmark of 20th-century historical writing, this work forever changed how the West understands its own medieval past — and its relationship with the Islamic world endures as a question that history has yet to fully answer.