The First Crusade: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Softcover

Rubenstein, Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1457629100 ISBN 13: 9781457629105

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2014

Synopsis

Focusing on the ways in which the First Crusade changed the direction of warfare, religion, and perhaps history itself, First Crusade helps you gain a deeper understanding of the crusading ethos by exploring this time in history through the theme of prophecy.

About this title

About the Author:

Jay Rubenstein (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) is professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He specializes in the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual worlds of Europe in the Middle Ages, with areas of focus in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in England, France, and the Crusader settlements. The author of Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse and Guibert of Nogent: Portrait of a Medieval Mind, he has also written, edited, or translated numerous books and articles in the areas of intellectual, cultural, religious, and military history. His recent work examines the extensive impact of the First Crusade on the European world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1457629100
• ISBN 13: 9781457629105
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192