"A lucidly written book, refreshingly jargon-free. . . . Chazan shows that the crusade chronicles must be appreciated as historical events unto themselves, ultimately more definitive and more verifiable than the events they relate."--Jeremy Cohen, author of "Living Letters of the Law" "A very important book, both for what it does and for the model it provides for future research into these narratives and their era."--James E. Young, author of "The Texture of Memory"
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"A lucidly written book, refreshingly jargon-free. . . . Chazan shows that the crusade chronicles must be appreciated as historical events unto themselves, ultimately more definitive and more verifiable than the events they relate."--Jeremy Cohen, author of "Living Letters of the Law" "A very important book, both for what it does and for the model it provides for future research into these narratives and their era."--James E. Young, author of "The Texture of Memory"
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