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The Kingdom of Acre
and the Later CrusadesSteven Runciman
Penguin Books, 1990, 544pp
ISBN: 014013705X
List price: $24.95, £13.00 (softback)
Crusades Bookstore Review:
The third in Runciman's classic trilogy, this volume schronicles the slow, but inexorable,
decline and fall of the latin Kingdoms and Byzantium. First published in 1951, Runciman's
books remain the standards by which others are judged. A fine academic, his rhetorical
style is such that his books read more like novels. More modern works provide a somewhat
more accurate picture, but this book is still an ideal starting point.
From the Cover:
Sir Steven Runciman has written a book which, from beginning to end,
enthrals the layman as completely as it satisfies the historian. The excitement of battle,
the horror of senseless massacre, the interplay of personalities and ambitions, the effect
on the whole development of European history - these are his themes. As he rightly states:
'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and speed, hope and disillusion.'
This final volume describes the revival, throught the Third Crusade, of the Frankish
Kingdom of Jerusalem, its final fall a century later, and the accompanying degeneration of
crusading ideals to the level of the notorious 'crusade' against Christian Byzantium.
About the Author:
Sir Steven Runciman has held many university appointments in Great Britain
and America. He has been Chairman of the Anglo-Hellenic League and President of the
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, and belongs to many learned societies. His
publications include The Medieval Manichee (1947), The Sicilian Vespers
(1958), The Great Church in Captivity (1968), The Orthodox Churches and the
Secular State (1972), Byzantine Style and Civilization (1975), and Mistra
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