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The Crusades, The Kingdom of Sicily, and the Mediterranean

By James M. Powell

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
9781000947830, 9780754659174, 2007005024
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1628940 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2024-10-20 10:55:41

Description

In this collection of studies by James M. Powell, two related centres of attention can be seen. One is the campaigns undertaken by western Europeans in the eastern Mediterranean, chiefly in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries - the Crusades - the reasons for them and manner in which they were organized and promoted. The other is the Kingdom of Sicily under Frederick II, himself a Crusader, and its society and economy, including its Muslim population. A characteristic feature is the author's interest in ordinary participants and the attempt to get behind the generalizations of macro-historians to the extent that may be possible.

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