A history of the crusades volume II The first crusade and the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

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A history of the crusades volume II The first crusade and the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Runciman, Steven (Pengarang)

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Edisi Vol. 2

Penerbit London : The folio society london, 1994

Deskripsi Fisik xi, 405 Halaman : Ilustrasi ; 22 cm

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Bahasa Inggris

Call Number R/289 RUN a

Deskripsi

Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin. As Runciman says in his preface, 'The politics of the Moslem world in the early twelfth-century defy straightforward analysis, but they must be understood if we are to understand the establishment of the Crusader states and the later causes of the recovery of Islam ... The main theme in this volume is warfare ... I have followed the example of the old chroniclers, who knew their business; for war was the background to life in Outremer and the hazards of the battlefield often decided its destin