Thomas F. Madden

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Thomas F. Madden
PhD)
OccupationHistorian
EmployerSaint Louis University
TitleProfessor of History, Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, SLU
Websitehttp://www.thomasmadden.org

Thomas Francis Madden

St. Louis, Missouri, and director of Saint Louis University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.[2]

A specialist on the

interventions in the Middle East.[3][4][5][6] In 2007, he was awarded the Haskins Medal from the Medieval Academy of America for his book Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice, also a "Book of the Month" selection by the BBC History magazine. In 2012, he was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 2018, he was named a National Endowment for the Humanities
Public Scholar.

Biography

Madden received his bachelor's degree from the

University of Illinois
.

Madden is active in the Society for the Study of the Crusades in the Latin East,

Saint Louis, Missouri.[8]
He is the Director of the Crusades Studies Forum and the Medieval Italy Prosopographical Database Project, both housed at Saint Louis University.

Writing

Madden has books and articles including the "Crusades" entry for the

History Book Club. He is also known for speaking about the ways that the history of the Crusades is often used for manipulation of modern political agendas.[9]
His book, The New Concise History of the Crusades has been translated into seven foreign languages.

His book Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice won multiple awards, including the 2007 Haskins Medal from the Medieval Academy of America and the Otto Gründler Prize from the Medieval Institute.[10][11] According to the Medieval Review, with this book "Madden more than ever stakes out his place as one of the most important medievalists in America at present."[12]

His 2008 book, Empires of Trust, was a comparative study that sought elements in historic republics that led to the development of empires. In the case of Rome, he argued that their citizens and leaders acquired a level of trust among allies and potential enemies that was based upon an unusual rejection of hegemonic power. His most recent book, Venice: A New History is the culmination of decades of work in the archives and libraries of Venice.

Books

Select popular articles

Select scholarly articles

  • "The Venetian Version of the Fourth Crusade: Memory and the Conquest of Constantinople in Medieval Venice," Speculum 87 (2012): 311–44.
  • "The Latin Empire of Constantinople’s Fractured Foundation: The Rift Between Boniface of Montferrat and Baldwin of Flanders," in The Fourth Crusade: Event, Aftermath, and Perceptions (Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing, 2008): 45–52.
  • "Food and the Fourth Crusade: A New Approach to the 'Diversion Question,'" in Logistics of Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, John H. Pryor, ed. (Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing, 2006): 209–28.
  • "Venice, the Papacy, and the Crusades before 1204," in The Medieval Crusade, Susan J. Ridyard, ed. (Woodbridge:
    Boydell and Brewer
    , 2004): 85–95.
  • "The Enduring Myths of the Fourth Crusade," World History Bulletin 20 (2004): 11–14.
  • "The Chrysobull of Alexius I Comnenus to the Venetians: The Date and the Debate," Journal of Medieval History 28 (2002): 23–41.
  • "Venice's Hostage Crisis: Diplomatic Efforts to Secure Peace with Byzantium between 1171 and 1184," in Ellen E. Kittell and Thomas F. Madden, eds., Medieval and Renaissance Venice (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999): 96–108.
  • "Outside and Inside the Fourth Crusade," The International History Review 17 (1995): 726–43.
  • "Venice and Constantinople in 1171 and 1172: Enrico Dandolo’s Attitude towards Byzantium," Mediterranean Historical Review 8 (1993): 166–85.
  • "Vows and Contracts in the Fourth Crusade: The Treaty of Zara and the Attack on Constantinople in 1204," The International History Review 15 (1993): 441–68.
  • "Father of the Bride: Fathers, Daughters, and Dowries in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Venice,"
    Renaissance Quarterly
     46 (1993): 685–711. (with Donald E. Queller)
  • "The Fires of the Fourth Crusade in Constantinople, 1203-1204: A Damage Assessment," Byzantinische Zeitschrift 84/85 (1992): 72–93.
  • "The Serpent Column of Delphi in Constantinople: Placement, Purposes, and Mutilations," Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 16 (1992): 111–45.

Recorded lectures

History Channel documentaries

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Madden, Thomas F." at Library of Congress Linked Data Service: "Fuller Name - Thomas Francis".
  2. ^ Townsend, Tim (December 1, 2007). "Louis IX's spirit of charity lives on in work of a city church". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  3. Washington Post
    .
  4. Columbus Dispatch
    .
  5. Star-Tribune
    (Minneapolis).
  6. ^ Davis, Bob (September 23, 2001). "A war that began 1,000 years ago". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  7. ^ "Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East".
  8. ^ Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  9. ^ Madden, Thomas F. (November 2, 2001). "Crusade Propaganda". National Review. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  10. ^ a b WMU News – Grundler Prize awarded for book on Venetian leader
  11. ^ a b MAA Haskins Medal Winner Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Johns Hopkins University Press | Books | Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice
  13. ^ Begley, Adam (January 25, 2013). "Review of Venice: A New History by Thomas F. Madden". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Frum, David (December 2008). "Review of Empire of Trust by Thomas F. Madden". Commentary.
  15. ^ Harris, Jonathan (August 2002). "Review of The Crusades: The Essential Readings edited by Thomas F. Madden". Reviews in History (Reviews.history.ac.uk).
  16. doi:10.1017/S0038713415001013
    .
  17. ^ Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
  18. ^ "Thomas F. Madden F'15". www.acls.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17.
  19. ^ "Public Scholars 2018".

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