Tolkien the Medievalist

Edited by JANE CHANCE

Interdisciplinary in approach, Tolkien the Medievalist provides a fresh perspective on J. R. R. Tolkien's Medievalism. In fifteen essays, eminent scholars and new voices explore...

Published May 1st 2008 by Routledge.

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The Crusades

Edited by Andrew Jotischky

The Crusades is an area of rapidly expanding interest. Students increasingly see an understanding of the roots of religious violence and of interaction between Christian...

Published March 19th 2008 by Routledge.

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Misconceptions About the Middle Ages

Edited by Stephen Harris, Bryon L. Grigsby

Interest in the middle ages is at an all time high at the moment, thanks in part to "The Da Vinci Code." Never has there...

Published December 22nd 2007 by Routledge.

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History and Civilization: Mini-set C 14 vols

Routledge Library Editions: Islam

By Various

Discussing the history and civilization of Islam from its origins until the late twentieth century, the volumes in this set examine the political and cultural...

Published November 27th 2007 by Routledge.

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Premodern Travel in World History

By Stephen Gosch, Peter Stearns

This book features some of the greatest travellers in human history – people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. From...

Published November 14th 2007 by Routledge.

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Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes

Al-Andalus from the tenth to twelfth century

By Esperanza Alfonso

Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes analyzes the attitude towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian...

Published November 6th 2007 by Routledge.

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Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300–900

The Sword, the Plough and the Book

By Matthew Innes

Surveying the period of European history, 300–900 AD, this comprehensive and stimulating textbook is the first to present the last twenty-five years of research in an accessible...

Published June 27th 2007 by Routledge.

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The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade

By John Wright

This compelling text sheds light on the important but under studied trans-Saharan slave trade. The author uncovers and surveys this, the least-noticed of the slave trades...

Published April 12th 2007 by Routledge.

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Damascus

A History

By Ross Burns

Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs and original plans, Damascus provides for the first time in English a compelling and unique exploration of a fascinating city....

Published February 15th 2007 by Routledge.

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Atlas of Medieval Europe

Edited by David Ditchburn, Simon MacLean, Angus MacKay

The Atlas of Medieval Europe covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, spreading from the...

Published February 1st 2007 by Routledge.

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