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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