Ebook: Palgrave advances in the Crusades

This book provides an overview and context of the study of the Crusades for postgraduates and academics. With contributions from leading international scholars, the book covers developments in historical theory from logistics to gender studies as applied to Crusades studies. --From publisher's description.;Introduction : Definition and scope / Helen J. Nicholson -- Ideology and motivations in the first crusade / Jean Flori -- Crusading and canon law / James Muldoon -- Crusading warfare / John France -- The material culture of the crusades / Maria Georgopoulou -- Prosopography / Alan V. Murray -- Gender theory / Deborah Gerish -- Frontiers / Nora Berend -- Crusades and colonization in the Baltic / Sven Ekdahl -- National feeling and the legacy of the crusades / Jean Richard -- The crusaders' perceptions of their opponents / Margaret Jubb -- Byzantine and modern Greek perceptions of the crusades / Eleni Sakellariou -- Muslim reactions to the crusades / Helen J. Nicholson.