Table of Contents

1: Definition and Scope
2: Sources and Perspectives
3: Holy War
4: Holy lands
5: The Business of the Cross Conclusion
Conclusion
Further reading

About the Author

Dr. Christopher Tyerman is lecturer in Medieval History at Hertford College and New College, Oxford. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and editor of 'Oxford Historian'. He has published extensively on crusading history.

Reviews

`Review from previous edition One of the foremost historians of the Crusades, Christopher Tyerman has produced an excellent brief introduction.'
John Tolan, TLS
`An excellent outline of current historical thinking'
Sunday Times
`Shrewd and forceful... This vigorous argument is an important corrective for anyone who would argue for the long-term innevitability of conflict between Christianity and Islam.'
Hugh Kennedy, New York Times Book Review
Excellent