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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0061582603
- EAN
- 9780061582608
- Date of Publication
- 20101109
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades
- Artist
- Rodney Stark
- Brand
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- Colour
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- Book Title
- God's Battalions : the Case for the Crusades
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Travel, Religion, History
- Topic
- Christianity / History, Middle East / Egypt, Islam / General, Christianity / General, Europe / Medieval, Middle East / Turkey
- Item Weight
- 7.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061582603
ISBN-13
9780061582608
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81836989
Product Key Features
Book Title
God's Battalions : the Case for the Crusades
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Christianity / History, Middle East / Egypt, Islam / General, Christianity / General, Europe / Medieval, Middle East / Turkey
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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[God s Battalions] avoid[s] the black-and-white nonsense of current secular thinkers, who condemn the Crusades as part of their condemnation of the Catholic Church and of much later Western imperialism. Stark demonstrate[s] a more sophisticated view of history, religion and culture., "GOD''S BATTALIONS launches a frontal assault on the comfortable myths that scholars have popularized about the crusades. The results are startling. His greatest achievement is to make us see the crusaders on their own terms." -- Philip Jenkins, author of The Lost History of Christianity "At last, a convincing, balanced book on the Crusades, far from the recent unsophisticated and ideological diatribes against them as "A Bad Thing." Rodney Stark demonstrates that the Crusades were neither unprovoked nor colonialist. Here is yet another rich and readable book from this thoughtful and distinguished author." -- Jeffrey Burton Russell, author of A History of Heaven and Paradise Mislaid "An excitingly readable distillation of the new, revisionist Crusades historiography." -- Booklist (starred review) "There is much to be learned here. Filled with fascinating historical glimpses of monks and Templars, priests and pilgrims, kings and contemplatives, Stark pulls it all together and challenges us to reconsider our view of the Crusades." -- Publishers Weekly "[Stark''s] new book, God''s Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, gives historic and sociological evidence for a fresh assessment of the Crusades." -- United Methodist Reporter "[Stark] wants to challenge the prevailing television pundit-level misunderstanding of the Crusades, and in this, his accessible, enjoyably argued book succeeds." -- Christianity Today "Award-winning author and sociologist Rodney Stark humbly goes to war against the many politically correct myths surrounding the history of the Crusades in this well-researched and easy-to-read academic masterpiece. Stark proves himself once again as a historical myth-buster." -- CBN.com, A+ rating "[Stark] makes the case [for the crusades] with admirable frankness and flair." -- The Catholic Thing "Rodney Stark turns what we ''know'' about history on its head." -- Relevant Magazine "Stark''s style is clear and direct. He sets the pace of narrative masterfully...The result is a good read...Christian readers should welcome Stark''s affirmation of the best in scholarship, both old and new, and his willingness to argue a controversial position." -- Christian Scholar''s Review "Stark''s wonderfully readable prose and politically incorrect conclusions... point us to the question--Will 21st-century infiltration lead to surrender or revival?--on which Europe''s future hinges." -- The World Magazine "[God''s Battalions] rewards a careful reading, and not only because the story itself is so gripping, with tales of courage and desperation, outsized characters, and fate of cultures hanging in the balance. ...Masterful... sets the record straight." -- National Catholic Register "[God''s Battalions] avoid[s] the black-and-white nonsense of current secular thinkers, who condemn the Crusades as part of their condemnation of the Catholic Church and of much later Western imperialism. ...Stark demonstrate[s] a more sophisticated view of history, religion and culture." -- Catholic San Francisco "Stark''s clear, factual narrative offers larger-than-life characters.... [his] works are an encouraging corrective to the anti-Western history routinely taught in our schools." -- New Oxford Review "In God''s Battalions, Stark provides an account of the Crusades perfectly fitted for the Fox News audience. Clearly this is not the politically correct version of the Crusades, and that is fine: there is little that was politically correct about the Crusades in the first place." -- Christian Century "In God''s Battalions Princeton sociologist of religion Rodney Stark seeks to dispel myths about the medieval Crusades and replace them with a more factual account...The historiographic arguments made by Stark regarding the antecedents and consequences of the Crusades are very convincing." -- Jack Kilcrease, Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, [Stark] wants to challenge the prevailing television pundit-level misunderstanding of the Crusades, and in this, his accessible, enjoyably argued book succeeds., Stark s wonderfully readable prose and politically incorrect conclusions... point us to the question Will 21st-century infiltration lead to surrender or revival? on which Europe s future hinges., GOD'S BATTALIONS launches a frontal assault on the comfortable myths that scholars have popularized about the crusades. The results are startling. His greatest achievement is to make us see the crusaders on their own terms., "At last, a convincing, balanced book on the Crusades, far from the recent unsophisticated and ideological diatribes against them as "A Bad Thing." Rodney Stark demonstrates that the Crusades were neither unprovoked nor colonialist. Here is yet another rich and readable book from this thoughtful and distinguished author.", Stark's style is clear and direct. He sets the pace of narrative masterfully...The result is a good read...Christian readers should welcome Stark's affirmation of the best in scholarship, both old and new, and his willingness to argue a controversial position., [God's Battalions] rewards a careful reading, and not only because the story itself is sogripping, with tales of courage and desperation, outsized characters, and fate of cultures hanging in the balance. …Masterful… sets the record straight., In God's Battalions Princeton sociologist of religion Rodney Stark seeks to dispel myths about the medieval Crusades and replace them with a more factual account…The historiographic arguments made by Stark regarding the antecedents and consequences of the Crusades are very convincing., [God s Battalions] rewards a careful reading, and not only because the story itself is sogripping, with tales of courage and desperation, outsized characters, and fate of cultures hanging in the balance. Masterful sets the record straight., '[God's Battalions] avoid[s] the black-and-white nonsense of current secular thinkers, who condemn the Crusades as part of their condemnation of the Catholic Church and of much later Western imperialism. ?Stark demonstrate[s] a more sophisticated view of history, religion and culture.' (Catholic San Francisco), [God's Battalions] rewards a careful reading, and not only because the story itself is so gripping, with tales of courage and desperation, outsized characters, and fate of cultures hanging in the balance. ...Masterful... sets the record straight., Stark s clear, factual narrative offers larger-than-life characters . [his] works are an encouraging corrective to the anti-Western history routinely taught in our schools., Award-winning author and sociologist Rodney Stark humbly goes to war against the many politically correct myths surrounding the history of the Crusades in this well-researched and easy-to-read academic masterpiece. Stark proves himself once again as a historical myth-buster., Stark's clear, factual narrative offers larger-than-life characters.... [his] works are an encouraging corrective to the anti-Western history routinely taught in our schools., In God s Battalions, Stark provides an account of the Crusades perfectly fitted for the Fox News audience. Clearly this is not the politically correct version of the Crusades, and that is fine: there is little that was politically correct about the Crusades in the first place., In God's Battalions, Stark provides an account of the Crusades perfectly fitted for the Fox News audience. Clearly this is not the politically correct version of the Crusades, and that is fine: there is little that was politically correct about the Crusades in the first place., Stark's wonderfully readable prose and politically incorrect conclusions... point us to the question—Will 21st-century infiltration lead to surrender or revival?—on which Europe's future hinges., Stark's wonderfully readable prose and politically incorrect conclusions... point us to the question--Will 21st-century infiltration lead to surrender or revival?--on which Europe's future hinges., In God's Battalions Princeton sociologist of religion Rodney Stark seeks to dispel myths about the medieval Crusades and replace them with a more factual account...The historiographic arguments made by Stark regarding the antecedents and consequences of the Crusades are very convincing., There is much to be learned here. Filled with fascinating historical glimpses of monks and Templars, priests and pilgrims, kings and contemplatives, Stark pulls it all together and challenges us to reconsider our view of the Crusades., Stark's wonderfully readable prose and politically incorrect conclusions... point us to the question-Will 21st-century infiltration lead to surrender or revival?-on which Europe's future hinges., [God's Battalions] avoid[s] the black-and-white nonsense of current secular thinkers, who condemn the Crusades as part of their condemnation of the Catholic Church and of much later Western imperialism. ...Stark demonstrate[s] a more sophisticated view of history, religion and culture., Stark's clear, factual narrative offers larger-than-life characters…. [his] works are an encouraging corrective to the anti-Western history routinely taught in our schools., [Stark's] new book, God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, gives historic and sociological evidence for a fresh assessment of the Crusades., [God's Battalions] avoid[s] the black-and-white nonsense of current secular thinkers, who condemn the Crusades as part of their condemnation of the Catholic Church and of much later Western imperialism. …Stark demonstrate[s] a more sophisticated view of history, religion and culture., At last, a convincing, balanced book on the Crusades, far from the recent unsophisticated and ideological diatribes against them as "A Bad Thing." Rodney Stark demonstrates that the Crusades were neither unprovoked nor colonialist. Here is yet another rich and readable book from this thoughtful and distinguished author., Stark s style is clear and direct. He sets the pace of narrative masterfully...The result is a good read...Christian readers should welcome Stark s affirmation of the best in scholarship, both old and new, and his willingness to argue a controversial position.
Dewey Decimal
909.07
LC Classification Number
D157.S736 2010
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- r***1 (178)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book was exactly as described and arrived quickly. The only problem is a recurring one with this seller and other similar sellers - the book is poorly packaged in a plastic envelope and gets heavily bumped in shipping. I would like to see the books wrapped before shipment, but I understand this can't be done for cost reason. Luckily it isn't an expensive book, and I will continue to purchase basic books from this seller. A+++++
- 4***1 (1638)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook arrived quickly and is pretty close to "Very Good" description. Value priced and I'm glad I made the purchase as this is an excellent read. However, the book was mailed loose inside an over-sized plastic bag without any protection. Wrapped in a bubble wrap jacket would be a big help. A book can take a beating in USPS transit without some buffer. I can't tell if the bumps and dings were original or occurred in transit. I'd prefer to pay for shipping than have it sent with no protection.