Marxism and Medieval History
Essays on the crusades and medieval society
by Conor Kostick
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Pub Date 3 Aug 2021 | Archive Date 3 Jun 2023
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Description
These are essays in medieval history, and the crusades especially, written from what can broadly be considered a Marxist approach.
The contents include: Marxism, Idealism and the Crusades; Deep History; Women and the First Crusade; Eleanor of Aquitaine and the women of the Second Crusade; The Trial by Fire of Peter Bartholomew; Iuvenes and the First Crusade (1096–99): Knights in Search of Glory?; William of Tyre, Livy, and the Vocabulary of 'Class'; God’s Bounty, Pauperes, and the Crusades of 1096 and 1147; Social Unrest and the Failure of Conrad III’s March Through Anatolia, 1147; Drought and Plague in Adso of Montier-en-Der’s Miracles of St Mansuy; The afterlife of Bishop Adhémar of Le Puy; Medieval History Book Reviews; The Norman Invasion of Ireland.
Advance Praise
Andrew Sherman
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the introduction alone
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021
Easy to read and full of interest
Andrew Sherman
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the introduction alone
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021
Easy to read and full of interest
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781739938505 |
| PRICE | US$2.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 247 |
