The Crusades
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: December 1, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780192806550
First sentence: Between 1189 and 1191, a cosmopolitan army of western invaders besieged the Palestinian coastal city of Acre, modern Akko.
Description: "This Very Short Introduction, originally published as Fighting in Christendom, presents a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades and the debates and the controversies that surround them. Bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, and economic exploitation, Tyerman challenges our assumptions about the Crusades and encourages us to re-evaluate the relationship between past and present."--Jacket.