{"product_id":"holy-war-the-crusades-and-their-impact-on-todays-world-9780385721400","title":"Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World","description":"Karen Armstrong, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA History of God, \u003c\/i\u003eskillfully narrates this history of the Crusades with a view toward their profound and continuing influence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1095 Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and reconquer the Holy Land. Thus began the holy wars that would focus the power of Europe against a common enemy and become the stuff of romantic legend. In reality the Crusades were a series of rabidly savage conflicts in the name of piety. And, as Armstrong demonstrates in this fascinating book, their legacy of religious violence continues today in the Middle East, where the age-old conflict of Christians, Jews, and Muslims persists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.58w x 1.15d","brand":"Karen Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636821520540,"sku":"9780385721400","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7f892a95-a351-4172-b1db-6d6ee232f16f.jpg?v=1603843056","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/holy-war-the-crusades-and-their-impact-on-todays-world-9780385721400","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}