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Author:   Norman Housley
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   5.661kg
ISBN:  

9781137462800

ISBN 10:   1137462809
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   28 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Abbreviations.- Notes on contributors.- Acknowledgements.- 1. Introduction; Norman Housley.- 2. Towards a global crusade? The Papacy and the non-Latin world in the fifteenth century; Benjamin Weber.- 3. Crusade and reform, 1414–49: allies or rivals?; Norman Housley.- 4. Crusading against Christians in the fifteenth century: doubts and debates; Pavel Soukup.- 5. The military Orders and crusading in the fifteenth century: perception and influence; Jürgen Sarnowsky.- 6. Venice and the Ottoman threat, 1381–1453; Stefan Stantchev.- 7. Bessarion’s Orations against the Turks and crusade propaganda at the Große Christentag of Regensburg (1471); Dan Ioan Mureşan.- 8. Hunyadi’s campaign of 1448 and the second battle of Kosovo polje (17−20 October); Emanuel Antoche.- 9.Reactions to the fall of Constantinople and the concept of human rights; Nancy Bisaha.- 10. Conclusion: the future study of crusading in the fifteenth century; Norman Housley.- Index

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Norman Housley is Professor of History at the University of Leicester, UK and one of the most distinguished historians of crusading theory and practice. In recent years he has focused on crusading in the fifteenth century. His recent publications include Crusading and the Ottoman Threat, 1453−1505 (Oxford University Press, 2012) and The Crusade in the Fifteenth Century: Converging and Competing Cultures (Routledge, 2017). 

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