The Crusades Controversy: Setting the Record Straight - Softcover

Thomas F. Madden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1635820081 ISBN 13: 9781635820089

Publisher: Wellspring, 2017

Synopsis

This short book written by medieval historian, Thomas Madden, offers a fresh perspective on the Crusades. He refutes the commonly held belief that the Crusades are the reason for the current tensions between Islam and the West and that Catholics are to blame for starting them in the first place.

Closing the gap between historical understanding and popular perception, Madden shows that it's not the Crusades that led to the conflict between the Muslim Middle East and the West, but the artificial memory passed down by Arab nationalists and Islamists. Today, when the Crusades are used as a justification for recent wars and acts of violence, The Crusades Controversy provides a sane understanding of how these holy wars fit within the context of history and the modern challenges our world faces today.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas F. Madden is professor of medieval history and director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. A recognized expert on the crusades, he has appeared in such venues as National Public Radio, PBS, and the New York Times. His publications include Crusades: The Illustrated History; The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople; Venice: A New History; Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World; and The Concise History of the Crusades.

Review:

I highly recommend Madden's little booklet The Crusades Controversy. It s a superb and easy to digest introduction to a topic around which there is much misinformation and even disinformation! --Devin Rose, St. Joseph's Vanguard

About this edition

• Publisher: Wellspring
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1635820081
• ISBN 13: 9781635820089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64