{"product_id":"the-crusades-c1071c1291-cambridge-medieval-textbooks-9780521623698","title":"The Crusades c1071c1291 Cambridge Medieval","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA concise, general history of the crusades from the first calls to arms in the later eleventh century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. Incorporating over forty years' research, this is the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… excellent … essential reading for those who wish to understand not only the past but also the present Middle East.' History Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of maps; List of genealogical tables; 1. The beginning of the crusades; 2. The crusade of Urban II and Paschal II; 3. The first crusade confronts the east; 4. The Holy Land: a new country overseas; 5. From the first to the second crusade; 6. Between Byzantium and Saladin: the perils of the Latin east; 7. Crusades of reconquest (1188–1205); 8. The crusade as an institution; 9. War and diplomacy: the rebuilding of the kingdom of Jerusalem; 10. The turning point of 1250; 11. In the Holy Land: a new Frankish society; 12. The crusade and the Mongols; 13. The end of the Frankish Holy Land; Conclusion; Appendices; Chronology.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018269753687,"sku":"9780521623698","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521623698.jpg?v=1750776245","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-crusades-c1071c1291-cambridge-medieval-textbooks-9780521623698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}