© Columbia University Press
The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam
October, 2008
Cloth, 136 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14624-1
$24.50
/ £17.00
"This richly informed little book should be considered essential for understanding crusading, then and now." — Booklist (starred review)
"This is a powerhouse of a book, enlightening, well-written and accessible, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the crusades." — Melissa Snell, About.com
"A Booklist 2008 Editors’ Choice" — Booklist - Editors’ Choice
"This slender volume provides an interesting insight into the way in which contemporary history has had an impact on studies of the crusades." — James M Powell, Catholic Historical Reivew
"Brimming with insights, approachable by anyone interested in the subject." — Thomas F. Madden, First Things
"The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam is a very important intervention on a topic not only of current interest but also of pressing importance. Jonathan Riley-Smith shows why and how history matters." — Adam Kosto, associate professor of history, Columbia University
"Jonathan Riley-Smith has written a scintillating and thought-provoking book. He provides a compelling survey not just of the place of crusading in medieval reflection about the ethics of violence and the Christian's achievement of salvation but also of how the revival of crusading rhetoric by nineteenth-century imperialists generated the Islamic association of crusading with 'Western' aggression that is so conspicuous today." — Norman Housley, professor of history and head of the School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester