{"product_id":"war-and-memory-at-the-megan-cassidy-welch-9780271083520","title":"War and Memory at the Time of the Fifth Crusade","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Megan Cassidy-Welch challenges the notion that using memories of war to articulate and communicate collective identity is exclusively a modern phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eWar and Memory at the Time of the Fifth Crusade\u003c\/i\u003e explores how and why remembering war came to be culturally meaningful during the early thirteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the 1200s, discourses of crusading were deeply steeped in the language of memory: crusaders understood themselves to be acting in remembrance of Christ's sacrifice and following in the footsteps of their ancestors. At the same time, the foundational narratives of the First Crusade began to be transformed by vernacular histories and the advent of crusading romance. Examining how the Fifth Crusade was remembered and commemorated during its triumphs and immediately after its disastrous conclusion, Cassidy-Welch brings a nuanced perspective to the prevailing historiography on war memory, showing that remembering war was significant and meaningful centuries before the advent of the nation-state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thoughtful and novel study of the Fifth Crusade shows it to be a key moment in the history of remembering war and provides new insights into medieval communication. It will be invaluable reading for scholars interested in the Fifth Crusade, medieval war memory, and the use of war memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Cassidy-Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271083522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271083520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020","brand":"Megan Cassidy-Welch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096668315903,"sku":"9780271083520","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-and-memory-at-the-megan-cassidy-welch-9780271083520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}