The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history. Jonathan Riley-Smith; a world authority on the subject; explores the organisation of a crusade; the experience of crusading and the crusaders themselves; producing a textbook that is as accessible as it is comprehensive.This exciting new third edition includes:- Substantial new material on crusade theory; historiography and translated texts- An expanded scope that extends the text to cover the decline of crusading in the nineteenth century- Valuable pedagogical features; such as a revised bibliography; maps; illustrations and a brand new chronologyThis book is essential reading for all students and scholars seeking to understand the Crusades and their significance in world history.
#188152 in Books Robert G Parkinson 2016-06-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x 2.00 x 6.50l; .0 #File Name: 1469626632768 pagesThe Common Cause Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Significant and Necessary Change of Perspective!By Kenneth W. FallowsTruly a scholarly; well-researched and documented; important addition to USA Revolution literature. Eschews the ordinary dwelling on George Washington's nexus to broaden the scope and depth of the influence of the rise of the Common Cause printers on a broad spectrum of emphases on the shaping of our democracy. Supremely readable and refreshingly informative.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Detailed support for the creation of an American myth or narrativeBy Robert C RossRead at the New York Society Library; a paid subscription library.Parkinson has written a very detailed history of the creation of a common cause devised by the founding fathers to tie the thirteen colonies together in their efforts to break away from England; at the time the most powerful nation in the world. Parkinson argues based on his analysis of the history of the pre-war period that "men like Jefferson; Adams; Franklin and Washington developed a myth about who was and was not a part of the Revolutionary movement; about who had an interest and who did not."Others like Paine and Lafayette accepted the myth; a myth which put racial prejudice at the heart of creating unity across the colonies. The "myth" or "narrative" created for "political expediency" a core belief that continued after the war -- Blacks and Native Americans were not "citizens"; only "whites" were; and this belief "lived at the heart of the Republic it helped create for decades to come."According to Parkinson; the result of this myth or narrative -- Parkinson uses both words apparently for the same concept -- was clear. "This refusal to extend to African Americans and Indians the benefits of emerging concepts of liberal subjectivity in the form of citizenship had ghastly consequences; for it legitimated and excused the destruction of vast numbers of human beings."Harsh conclusions; but for a general reader like myself; Parkinson provides an impressive amount of factual information to support his conclusions. I found the information fascinating and deeply troubling.Robert C. RossJanuary 20174 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Gail Stuart RoweParkinson's is a magnificently researched and compellingly argued reinterpretation of the direction and tone of the American Revolution.
