2nd Edition
The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade Holy War and Colonisation
Preface and acknowledgements to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Terminology and glossary; 1. Introduction: hitorical framework and sources; 2. Pre-Christian Prussia: early medieval Baltic society; 3. The ravages of holy war: crusade and colonisation in the thirteenth century; 4. A land of red castles: consolidating the Teutonic Order's state in the fourteenth century; 5. From colonisation to urbanisation: towns and international trade; 6. Converting Prussia: the Christianisation of the Teutonic Order's state; 7. From forest to field: the changing environment of medieval Prussia; 8. The end of holy war: from the decline of a crusader state in the fifteenth century to constructing memories of medieval Prussia in the twentieth century; 9. Conclusion: holy war and colonisation; Further reading; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Aleksander Pluskowski is Professor in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Reading.
