The Crusades
- ISBN-10
- 0876633319
- ISBN-13
- 9780876633311
- Series
- The Crusades
- Category
- History / Wars & Conflicts / Crusades
- Pages
- 207
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Universe Books
- Author
- Martin Erbstösser
Description
Considers the economic, social, and intellectual motivations for the Crusades, regarding them as a clash of three cultures, the Arabian Caliphate, the Byzantine Empire, and Western Europe
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