The twelve readings in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the Crusades.
About the Author
Thomas F. Madden is Associate Professor of History and Chair at Saint Louis University. He has published numerous studies on the crusades including The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople (1997) and A Concise History of the Crusades (1999).
Features
Brings together for the first time some of the best recent scholarship on the Crusades.
Introduces fundamental concepts of crusading to students.
Steers students through the mass of modern scholarly literature on the subject.
Focuses not on individual crusades but on the political, economic, spiritual, and demographic factors behind these medieval holy wars and on their consequences.
Includes an opening introduction summarising relevant historical events and providing an overview of the historiography as well as introductions to the entries.
