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Book SynopsisRenowned medieval historian Jill N. Claster examines warfare between Christians and Muslims for control of the embattled city of Jerusalem.
Table of ContentsIllustrations Maps Acknowledgments Author's Note Prologue Part One: 1. Jerusalem and the Eastern Mediterranean before the Crusades 2. The Scene Is Set: Western Europe before the First Crusade 3. The First Crusade: From the Siege of Nicaea to the Triumph at Jerusalem Part Two: 4. Baldwin I and the Early Years of the Latin Kingdom 5. From the Reign of Baldwin II to the End of the Second Crusade 6. Life in Outremer to the Fall of Jerusalem Part Three: 7. The Changing Ideology of Crusading in the Thirteenth Century 8. Storm Clouds Gather over the East 9. The New Frontiers of Crusading and the Last Years in the East Epilogue Appendices: Chronology of the Crusades Lists of Rulers List of Credits A Selected Bibliography of the Crusades Index
