| Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1221 Contributor(s): Powell, James M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812213238 ISBN-13: 9780812213232 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1990 Annotation: Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1221 James M. Powell Winner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize of the American Catholic Historical Association "A learned, revisionist history of the Fifth Crusade."--"Speculum" James M. Powell here offers a new interpretation of the Fifth Crusade's historical and social impact, and a richly rewarding view of life in the thirteenth century. Powell addresses such questions as the degree of popular interest in the crusades, the religious climate of the period, the social structure of the membership of the crusade, and the effects of the recruitment effort on the outcome. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 940.1 |
| LCCN: 86011403 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Series: Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James M. Powell here offers a new interpretation of the Fifth Crusade's historical and social impact, and a richly rewarding view of life in the thirteenth century. Powell addresses such questions as the degree of popular interest in the crusades, the religious climate of the period, the social structure of the membership of the crusade, and the effects of the recruitment effort on the outcome. |