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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert HoughtonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.100kg ISBN: 9780367716356ISBN 10: 0367716356 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 26 September 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: crusades and crusading in modern games 1. A sacred task, no cross required: the image of crusading in computer gaming-related non-Christian science fiction universes 2.‘I’m not responsible for the man you are!’ crusading and masculinities in Dante’s Inferno 3. ‘Show this fool knight what it is to have no fear’: freedom and oppression in Assassin’s Creed (2007) 4. Crusader kings too? (Mis)Representations of the crusades in strategy games 5. Learning to think historically: some theoretical challenges when playing the crusadesReviewsAuthor InformationRobert Houghton is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Winchester. His research focuses on religious and political relationship networks in the central Middle Ages and on representations of the medieval world in modern games. Recent publications include ‘Italian Bishops and Warfare during the Investiture Contest: The Case of Parma’ (2018) and ‘World, Structure and Play: Digital Games as Historical Research Tools’ (2018). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |