Jonathan Phillips

This volume provides the first comprehensive English translation, with a substantial introduction and notes, of the writings of Caffaro of Genoa, as well as related texts and documents on Genoa and the crusades. The majority of early crusading historiography is from a northern European and clerical perspective. Here is a very different voice, one with a more secular, Mediterranean tone....

Implement a digital communications strategy that boosts engagement, retention and productivity in a hybrid workplace. Digital Communications at Work is the practical guide for internal communications managers, HR business partners and mid-level leaders who want to optimise how employees connect, collaborate and access essential information. Written by two leading digital communications experts, it combines proven principles, actionable frameworks and real-world...

The first complete account of Catholic Europe's onslaught on "unbelievers" in the 12th century The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe. But, to the shock and dismay of...

The riveting and definitive biography of the Islamic world's most famous military hero. Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year - The Times An epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history's most venerated military and religious heroes opens a window on the Islamic and Christian worlds' complex...