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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph F. O'Callaghan , Ruth Mazo KarrasPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780812245875ISBN 10: 0812245873 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 18 April 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsA Note on Money Genealogical Tables 1. Kings of Castile-León 2. Kings of Portugal 3. Kings of Aragón 4. The Naṣrid Emirs of Granada Introduction. Castile and the Emirate of Granada Chapter 1. Pedro I: An Era of Ambivalence Chapter 2. The Early Trastámaras: An Era of Peace Chapter 3. The Crusades of Antequera and Ceuta Chapter 4. The Failed Crusades of Juan II Chapter 5. The Intermittent Crusades of Enrique IV Chapter 6. Fernando and Isabel's Crusade: From Alhama to Málaga Chapter 7. The End of the Crusade: From Baza to Granada Chapter 8. The Frontier in Peace and War Chapter 9. A War of Religions List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index AcknowledgmentsReviewsWith this final volume in his ambitious trilogy, Joseph F. O'Callaghan offers the fullest history of the Reconquista that has ever been made available in English. His familiarity with the sources for medieval Iberian history rivals that of any other contemporary scholar. -Norman Housley, University of Leicester This book is the final volume of Joseph O'Callaghan's excellent trilogy on the crusading movement in medieval Spain. . . . [It] describes the final series of Castilian campaigns against the emirate of Granada, beginning in the mid-fourteenth century and culminating in the surrender of the city to Fernando and Isabel in 1492. . . . A good addition to the shelves of anyone interested in the crusades, Iberian history, or Christian-Muslim relations in the Mediterranean. -The Medieval Review Extremely useful book. The Last Crusade follows the thread of Crusade rhetoric and Castilian diplomatic and military operations through the century prior to the conquest of Granada; it is told with skill and erudition. -Speculum With this final volume in his ambitious trilogy, Joseph F. O'Callaghan offers the fullest history of the Reconquista that has ever been made available in English. His familiarity with the sources for medieval Iberian history rivals that of any other contemporary scholar. -Norman Housley, University of Leicester This book is the final volume of Joseph O'Callaghan's excellent trilogy on the crusading movement in medieval Spain... [It] describes the final series of Castilian campaigns against the emirate of Granada, beginning in the mid-fourteenth century and culminating in the surrender of the city to Fernando and Isabel in 1492... A good addition to the shelves of anyone interested in the crusades, Iberian history, or Christian-Muslim relations in the Mediterranean. -The Medieval Review With this final volume in his ambitious trilogy, Joseph F. O'Callaghan offers the fullest history of the Reconquista that has ever been made available in English. His familiarity with the sources for medieval Iberian history rivals that of any other contemporary scholar. -Norman Housley, University of Leicester Extremely useful book. The Last Crusade follows the thread of Crusade rhetoric and Castilian diplomatic and military operations through the century prior to the conquest of Granada; it is told with skill and erudition. -Speculum With this final volume in his ambitious trilogy, Joseph F. O'Callaghan offers the fullest history of the Reconquista that has ever been made available in English. His familiarity with the sources for medieval Iberian history rivals that of any other contemporary scholar. -Norman Housley, University of Leicester This book is the final volume of Joseph O'Callaghan's excellent trilogy on the crusading movement in medieval Spain. . . . [It] describes the final series of Castilian campaigns against the emirate of Granada, beginning in the mid-fourteenth century and culminating in the surrender of the city to Fernando and Isabel in 1492. . . . A good addition to the shelves of anyone interested in the crusades, Iberian history, or Christian-Muslim relations in the Mediterranean. -The Medieval Review Author InformationJoseph F. O'Callaghan is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at Fordham University and author of numerous books. With The Last Crusade in the West, he concludes the magisterial history begun in his earlier The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait and Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain, both available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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