Series: Contesting the Past

In this book, Contesting the Crusades, Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. Steers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history. Draws on the author’s 30 years’ experience of crusading scholarship. Issues addressed range from the definition of ‘crusade’, through the...

One of the "10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel Conflict" — Ian Black, Literary Hub, on the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. The new edition of the acclaimed text that explores the issues continuing to define the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Numerous instances of competing, sometimes incompatible narratives of controversial events are found throughout history. Perhaps the starkest example of such...