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The Crusades: The Essential Readings. Edited by Thomas F. Madden. [Blackwell Essential Readings in History.] (Williston, Vermont: Blackwell Publishing. 2002. Pp. xii, 276; 2 maps. $62.95 hardback; $26.95 paperback.)
This volume is part of Blackwell's series "Essential Readings in History," which reprints significant articles about a specific topic for student use. This volume could easily complement Madden's earlier A Concise History of the Crusades (Rowan and Littlefield, 1999). Most of Madden's selections were published within the past twenty years. They reflect the traditional interpretation of the crusades...