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Recalcitrant crusaders? : the relationship between Southern Italy and Sicily, crusading and the crusader states, c. 1060-1198
- Title
- Recalcitrant crusaders? : the relationship between Southern Italy and Sicily, crusading and the crusader states, c. 1060-1198 / Paula Z. Hailstone.
- Author
- Hailstone, Paula Z.
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book explores the contribution of southern Italy and Sicily to the crusades and crusader states. By adopting the theme of identity as a tool of analysis, it argues that a far more nuanced picture emerges about the relationship than the dismissive portrayal by William of Tyre in his Chronicon, which has largely been accepted by later historians. Building upon previous scholarship in relation to Norman identity, it widens the discussion to evaluate the role of more fluid and evolving Italo-Norman and Italo-Sicilian identities, and how these shaped events. In so-doing, this book also argues that the relationship between the territories needs to be considered in different dimensions: direct involvement of leaders and rulers versus indirect engagement through the geography of southern Italy and Sicily. Over time, and as identities change, these two dimensions converge, making the kingdom itself a leading participant in crusading"--
- Series Statement
- Advances in Crusades Research
- Subjects
- Normans
- Crusades > Participation, Italian
- Italy > Sicily
- Normans > Italy, Southern > History > To 1500
- Southern Italy
- Group identity
- History
- Crusades > Participation, Norman
- Cultural fusion > Italy > Sicily
- Sicily (Italy) > History > 1016-1194
- Normans > Italy > Sicily > History > To 1500
- Italy, Southern > History > 535-1268
- To 1500
- Cultural fusion > Italy, Southern
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Italo-Norman Crusaders: identities and influences -- Conscious construction of identity -- Eclectic identities and shifting alignments in the kingdom of Sicily, c. 1130-54 -- Assuming a crusader identity: the kingdom if not the king -- A conduit of communication reflecting continuous commitment.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-5319
- ISBN
- 9780367313463
- 0367313464
- 9780429316449 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019040835
- OCLC
- 1119615502
- Author
- Hailstone, Paula Z., author.
- Title
- Recalcitrant crusaders? : the relationship between Southern Italy and Sicily, crusading and the crusader states, c. 1060-1198 / Paula Z. Hailstone.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Advances in Crusades Research
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hailstone, Paula Z. Recalcitrant crusaders? London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 9780429316449 (DLC) 2019040836
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-5319