Routledge Companion to the Crusades

Not just a history of the crusades, but an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical aspects, The Routledge Companion to the Crusades brings all this information together in one resource for the very first time.A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, the Companion spans a broad chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century and gives a chronological framework and context for modern research on the crusading movement.This will be a key work in the study of a fascinating period in history, and for students of history and religious studies, this will become a text invaluable for rapid, reliable consultation.Lock, Peter is the author of 'Routledge Companion to the Crusades', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415393126 and ISBN 0415393124.