A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years
A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years
edited by Kenneth M. Setton and Marshall W. Baldwin
University of Wisconsin Press, 1969 Paper: 978-0-299-04834-1 | Cloth: 978-0-299-04831-0
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The six volumes of A History of the Crusades will stand as the definitive history of the Crusades, spanning five centuries, encompassing Jewish, Moslem, and Christian perspectives, and containing a wealth of information and analysis of the history, politics, economics, and culture of the medieval world.
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“A highly-respected series . . . [a] 30-year project known for its high quality of research, editing, and printing. . . . Recommended for all libraries”—Choice
“Like the Crusades themselves, this History will . . . long stand as a monument to the vision of its founders and the dogged persistence of its participants.”—Speculum
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreword
Foreword to the Second Edition
Preface
Note on Transliteration and Nomenclature
Abbreviations
I
Western Europe on the Eve of the Crusades
Painter†,
Sidney
II
Conflict in the Mediterranean before the First Crusade
A.
The Reconquest of Spain before 1095
Wheeler,
Benjamin W.
B.
The Italian Cities and the Arabs before 1095
Krueger,
Hilmar C.
C.
The Norman Conquest of Sicily
Lopez,
Robert S.
D.
The Pilgrimages to Palestine before 1095
Runciman,
Sir Steven
III
The Caliphate and the Arab States
Gibb,
Sir Hamilton A. R.
IV
The Ismāīlites and the Assassins
Lewis,
Bernard
V
The Turkish Invasion: The Selchükids
Cahen,
Claude
VI
The Byzantine Empire in the Eleventh Century
Charanis,
Peter
VII
The Councils of Piacenza and Clermont
Duncalf†,
Frederic
VIII
The First Crusade: Clermont to Constantinople
Duncalf†,
Frederic
IX
The First Crusade: Constantinople to Antioch
Runciman,
Sir Steven
X
The First Crusade: Antioch to Ascalon
Runciman,
Sir Steven
XI
The Crusade of 1101
Cate,
James Lea
XII
The Foundation of the Latin States, 1099–1118
Fink,
Harold S.
XIII
The Growth of the Latin States, 1118–1144
Nicholson,
Robert L.
XIV
Zengi and the Fall of Edessa
Gibb,
Sir Hamilton A. R.
XV
The Second Crusade
Berry,
Virginia G.
XVI
The Career of Nūr-ad-Dīn
Gibb,
Sir Hamilton A. R.
XVII
The Latin States under Baldwin III and Amalric I, 1143–1174
Baldwin,
Marshall W.
XVIII
The Rise of Saladin, 1169–1189
Gibb,
Sir Hamilton A. R.
XIX
The Decline and Fall of Jerusalem, 1174–1189
Baldwin,
Marshall W.
Important Dates and Events
Gazetteer and Note on Maps
Index
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